the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
negotiations; discussions; connection
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
home area; home town; local
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
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 decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in the meanwhile; during the time
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
woman; female; feminine gender
knowing; (an) acquaintance
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer