extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
of course; certainly; naturally
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
junior high school student; middle school pupil
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
sorry; excuse me; thank you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)