dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
how; in what way; how about
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
priority; order of precedence
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)