in that way; thus; so; so?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
shopping; purchased goods
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
time; hour; period; class
than; from; out of; except; but; more
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing