the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
meaning; significance; sense
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
river; stream; River; the ... river
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)