that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
kitchen; financial situation
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(not) even once; (not) ever
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
in that way; thus; so; so?
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly