you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
number two; mistress; concubine
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
pronunciation; production of sound
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
police; police officer; police station
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
enactment; establishment; creation
police officer; policeman; policewoman
death rate; mortality rate
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)