to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
nothing but; except; no more than
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling 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
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial