bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
use; utilization; utilisation; application
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
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
more than usual; especially; particularly
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
as you see; as you can see
really; truly; indeed; good grief
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
outside of one's area of expertise
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
spider; WWW crawler; web crawler; web robot
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
vitality; (one's) life force