oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
since when; from when; how long
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
company; corporation; workplace
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
participation; joining; entry; adherence
all present; all concerned; all of us
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit