huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
serious; not joking; straight
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
all; entire; whole; altogether
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
time; hour; period; class
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
story; tale; talk; discussion
of course; certainly; naturally
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
I see; that's right; indeed
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
had better ...; had better not ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance