endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
while; during; while; although; all; both
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to collect; to assemble; to gather
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(some) more; even more; longer; further
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another