wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
discovery; detection; finding
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
meaning; significance; sense
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
bizarre murder; grotesque murder
how; in what way; how about
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
no!; no no!; no, not at all
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of