incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
serious look (on one's face); straight face
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
question; inquiry; enquiry
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
why; how; for what reason
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
single word; a few words; brief comment
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
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)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
but; however; provided that
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule