I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
woman; female; feminine gender
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
younger scholar; future reference
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
another time; some other time
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to look forward to something
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch