seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
the current ...; this; today's ...
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
essence; true nature; substance; reality
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
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.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
a little; a bit; slightly