preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to talk; to chat; to chatter
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
of course; certainly; naturally
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be helpful; to be useful
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares