that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
questionnaire; survey; poll
just because; even if; even though
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
myself; yourself; I; me; you
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have a talk; to tell a story
way; method; means; resource; course
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
conditionally; with conditions attached
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
by myself; in person; by oneself
form; shape; figure; visage
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
commerce; trade; business
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
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 decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
time; season; period; phase; stage
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
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
beginning; outset; first; onset
(some) more; even more; longer; further
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress