ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
by means of; due to; because of; according to
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly