contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
interference; meddling; butting in
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
had better ...; had better not ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
junior high school student; middle school pupil
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
arrest; apprehension; capture
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
transactions; dealings; business
to concern; to be related
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme