to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
straight-laced person; stubborn person
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to recall; to remember; to recollect
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
senior high school; high school
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
job hunting; job searching
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
feeling; sense; impression
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series