telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
really; truly; indeed; good grief
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
design specification document; design specifications
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
beginning; outset; first; onset
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
how; in what way; how about
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
about; on; regarding; per; for every
story; tale; talk; discussion
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
doctors; teachers; lawyers
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like