the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
breath; breathing; tone; mood
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like