to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to collect; to assemble; to gather
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
having ended; being resolved
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
priority; order of precedence
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
offender; criminal; culprit
to find out; to discover; to locate
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction