yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
at that time; in those days
... years old; age (of) ...
called; known as; that; to say
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
how; in what way; how about; questionable
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
trouble; bother; annoyance
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire