the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
in this way; thus; such; uh...
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
first 10 days of the month
course; route; path; process; means
contraction; narrowing; stricture; stenosis
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious