and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
permission; approval; authorization; license
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that's true; of course; obviously
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
rather; better; instead; if anything
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)