a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
conjurer; magician; illusionist
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
had better ...; had better not ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do