to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
shopping; purchased goods
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
advance; moving forward; progress
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
expression; presentation; representation; notation
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
use; utilization; utilisation; application
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
snail's pace; slow progress
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
such; like that; that sort of; very
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
it is not (like that) either
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to happen to have on hand or in stock
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly