excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
because of; owing to; due to
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
young greens; young herbs
story; tale; talk; discussion
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
weekly publication; weekly magazine
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
please (give me); please (do for me)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
in comparison to; rather than
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at once; immediately; right now
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
should; must; -able; probably; likely
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)