by means of; due to; because of; according to
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to subsist; to keep on living
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
normalcy; normality; normal
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
how many years; how long; what year
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
study; research; investigation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at that time; in those days
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
university town; college town