but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
I see; that's right; indeed
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
such; like that; that sort of
of course; certainly; naturally
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
enumeration; citation; listing
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to understand from experience
myself; yourself; I; me; you
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
one grain; one drop; one bead
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above