class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
I see; that's right; indeed
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
one thin flat object; one sheet
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(very) back (last) row; rearmost row
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
serious; not joking; straight
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously