state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
of course; certainly; naturally
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
novel; story; (work of) fiction
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
don't you think?; indicates question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely