sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to recall; to remember; to recollect
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
power; authority; jurisdiction
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)