fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
this world; this life; world of the living
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
marriage proposal; courtship
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care