-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
family; members of a family
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
core; core; hardcore; all-out
consequence; outcome; result; blame
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
wall with exposed timber pillars
command; control; commander
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
time; hour; period; class
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
this year; this fiscal year; this school year