to be surprised; to be astonished
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be needed; to be wanted
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
than; from; out of; except; but; more
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
reconciliation; make peace with
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...