what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
knowing; (an) acquaintance
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
to become better; to improve
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
construction; establishment
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?