contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
professor; teaching; instruction
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
contradiction; inconsistency
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
so; like this; in this way
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
prohibition; inhibition; ban
really; truly; indeed; good grief
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?