to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
don't you think?; indicates question
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
like this; this sort; this way
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)