to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
last week; the week before
settlement; solution; resolution
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient