every year; yearly; annually
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
for your information; I'm telling you
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
moving; touching; stirring
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent