establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be caught in one's own trap
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
existence; possession; having; limited company
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
drama; play; powerful drug
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
story; tale; talk; discussion
to pile up; to accumulate
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
planning; plan; project; arrangements
huh; I'll be damned; well!
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly