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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
genuine article; real thing; real deal
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
originally; by nature; from the start
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
relatively; comparatively
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
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
until now; so far; up to the present
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
same family (race, tribe)
perception; sensing; noticing
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...