interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
that's the way it is; such is life
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
difficult to ...; hard to ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
originally; by nature; from the start
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend