substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
point spread; point difference
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
quickly; calmly; intently
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
inside (e.g. of home plate)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
in advance; beforehand; previously
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise