don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
major incident; major happening; big scandal
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
number one; first; best; most; game; round
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
now; the present time; just now; another; more
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to