the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
suffix for familiar person
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling