it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
such ... as; or some such
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
how many years; how long; what year
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
when it becomes; when it comes to
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)