first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
forcibly; by force; against one's will
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
if it is (the case that ...)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
essence; true nature; substance; reality
means; way; method; measure
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
how; in what way; how about
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to get between; to be caught in
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
right and wrong; good and evil
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
personal; individual; private
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances