this world; this life; world of the living
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
existence; being; presence
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
why; how; for what reason
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like