in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
rather; better; instead; if anything
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
by all means; at all costs
existence; possession; having; limited company
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
nothing but; except; no more than
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to have a talk; to tell a story