easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
section manager; section chief
family vacation; family trip
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
seventh day of the month; seven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
signing; autograph session
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to publish a book; to put out a book
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
one's post; place of work; workplace
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
illegal website (i.e. websites featuring child pornography, selling drugs, etc.); website encouraging illegal activities; suicide-encouraging website
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
considerably; fairly; quite