to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
just past noon; afternoon
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
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
in that way; thus; so; so?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you