expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
conviction; belief; confidence
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to ask; to enquire; to query
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
amusing; funny; interesting
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
episode; anecdote; vignette
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
for example; for instance; e.g.
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
when it becomes; when it comes to
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
just because; even if; even though
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
all; entire; whole; altogether
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)