that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
specimen; sample; object to be examined
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
competent; suitable; qualified
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
not caring; not giving a damn
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
honorific/polite/humble prefix
both (people); the two of them
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
contract; compact; agreement
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
such; like that; that sort of
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
such; this sort of; like this
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against