here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
incident; affair; happening; event
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
of course; certainly; naturally
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is not (like that) either
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
intermission (between acts); interlude
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
after that; afterwards; thereafter
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface