to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
second marriage; remarriage
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be found; to be discovered
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
... years old; age (of) ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
nothing but; except; no more than
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
gratitude; thanks; apology
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife