indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to name; to call; to christen; to term
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
direct speech; direct quotation
indirect speech; indirect narration
by means of; due to; because of; according to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
professor; teaching; instruction
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old