given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
episode; anecdote; vignette
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
preference; priority; precedence
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
impossible; unlikely; improbable
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
writing implement; writing tool
water vapour; water vapor; steam
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes