excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
family; members of a family
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
please (give me); please (do for me)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely