year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
foreign capital group; foreign company
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
the other day; lately; recently
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
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)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
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
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
in that way; like that; that way
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
existence; being; presence
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest