the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in public; in company; in the presence of others
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
as a child; when one was a child
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such