the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
until now; so far; up to the present
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
honour; honor; glory; privilege
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...