thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
all; entire; whole; altogether
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
time; hour; period; class
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
go that far; to that extent
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold