-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to pause; to have a short intermission
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)