to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
because of; owing to; due to
trouble; bother; annoyance
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
clearing one's throat; cough
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
but; however; provided that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
cancellation charge; cancellation fee
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to bring up under one's personal care