the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
honour; honor; glory; privilege
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise