the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
considerably; fairly; quite
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to happen to meet; to come across
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement