seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
participation; joining; entry
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
outsider; someone outside of a group
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
professor; teaching; instruction
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise