I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
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full length; total length; overall length
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
name; given name; first name
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
is that so?; I see; right; oh
subway; metro; underground (railway)
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration