to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
than; from; out of; except; but; more
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
that; the matter in question