let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
clerk; office worker; kulak
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
how; in what way; by what means
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
beginning; outset; first; onset
here and there; everywhere
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
etc.; et cetera; and so on
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
inner structure; internal anatomy
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
great difference; big difference; wide margin
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
general term; generic name
you (plural); all of you; you all
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...