the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
contradiction; inconsistency
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
technique; art; skill; move
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
from here; from this place
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate