first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
feeling; sense; impression
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
that is to say; so that means
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
educational institution; school; academy; campus
somewhere; in some respects; in some way