let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
had better ...; had better not ...
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
illumination; decorative lighting
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
roller coaster; big dipper