serious; not joking; straight
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
in that way; thus; so; so?
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
regret; repentance; remorse
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
until now; so far; up to the present
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
that's true; of course; obviously
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
adds force or indicates command
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to prostrate oneself before
low (level, value, price, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
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
never mind!; don't worry about it
now; the present time; just now; another; more
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation