to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
somewhere (very vague); someplace (very vague)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
please; somehow or other; one way or another
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
inattention; absent-mindedness
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
with these words; while saying