to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
anything and everything; just about everything
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to talk; to chat; to chatter
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
with these words; while saying
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
such; like that; that sort of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
true character; true heart; true spirit
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
I see; that's right; indeed