hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
(social) position; status
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
since when; from when; how long
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
beginning; outset; first; onset
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till