in comparison to; rather than
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to jump at; to be attracted by
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
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...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
classic example; classic case; textbook example; representative example; typical case
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn