system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
educational institution; school; academy; campus
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
chapter one; first chapter
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
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)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
conviction; belief; confidence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
beginning; outset; first; onset
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy