that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
since then; from that time; ever since
number of times; frequency; count
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
number one; first; best; most; game; round
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to be surprised; to be astonished
imagination; supposition; guess
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
story; tale; talk; discussion
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to attempt; to test; to try out
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
please (give me); please (do for me)
how; in what way; by what means
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be conspicuous; to stand out
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
name; given name; first name
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish