to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
then; well; so; well then
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
how long; how far; how much
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that