to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
how; in what way; how about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
story; tale; talk; discussion
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to spread; to be propagated
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how many years; how long; what year
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
meaning; significance; sense
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to pass (of time); to elapse
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
probability; likelihood; chances
as (for); for; in the capacity of
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK