gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
good (place to leave off); convenient
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
myself; yourself; I; me; you
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
means; way; method; measure
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly