you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
in that way; thus; so; so?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
war situation; progress of a battle
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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.)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to entrust; to leave to a person
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
such; like that; that sort of; very
that's the way it is; such is life
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount