strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
in this way; thus; such; uh...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to talk; to chat; to chatter
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic