to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
older brother; elder brother
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
genius; prodigy; natural gift
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
considerably; greatly; a lot
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to collect; to assemble; to gather
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...