endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
telephone call; telephone (device)
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
report; notification; registration
how many people; a number of people
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
social networking service; SNS; social media
about when; about what time; how soon
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
(not) even once; (not) ever
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
I appreciate your efforts
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)