substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
that's the way it is; such is life
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
around the world; throughout the world
high-speed rail; rapid (rail) transit
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
company president; manager; director
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
indictment; prosecution; complaint
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
concealment; suppression; hiding
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
nodding off (while sitting); dozing