I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
literally; to the letter; literal
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
on countless occasions; many a time
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?