sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
looking away; looking aside
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
light; right; right field; right fielder
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...