a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(period of) a year; during an era
materials; data; document
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
I see; that's right; indeed
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to feel; to sense; to experience
feeling; sense; impression
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
your husband; her husband
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!