instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
special training; intensive training; crash course
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
suffix for familiar person
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
no!; no no!; no, not at all
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
smoothly; easily; readily
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming