pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
simply; merely; only; solely
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
beginning; outset; first; onset
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor