... is the reason; ... is my excuse
no!; no no!; no, not at all
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to shake; to sway; to waver
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to be in danger of; to be liable to
because of; owing to; due to
push-up (exercise); press-up
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
so; like this; in this way
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
accurate; correct; precise; exact
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
man; male; masculine gender
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
reduction by half; halving
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
don't you think?; indicates question
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout