first generation; founder
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
such; this sort of; like this
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
motherland; fatherland; native country
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to fight to the bitter end
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
how; in what way; how about
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
prospects of victory; chances of success
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)