to complain; to make a complaint
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
hello; good day; good afternoon
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
it's been a long time; long time no see
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
meaning; called; named; that says; that
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!