to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label
please; somehow or other; one way or another
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
having said that; on the other hand
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
ancient time; age of the gods
mechanism; organization; organisation
function; facility; faculty; feature
grasp; catch; understanding
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
this is why; this means; it is the case that
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still