to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
together; at the same time; same; identical
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
genuine article; real thing; real deal
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda