to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
older sister; lass; young lady
that; the matter in question
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
then; and (then); in that case; if so
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
such; like that; that sort of
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that