the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
I see; that's right; indeed
such; like that; that sort of; very
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
really; truly; indeed; good grief
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
trouble; bother; annoyance