apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to cut through (with a road, tunnel, or canal)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
how; in what way; how about; questionable
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
should; must; -able; probably; likely
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say