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
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
large tree; big tree; huge tree
really; truly; indeed; good grief
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
together; at the same time; same; identical
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
go that far; to that extent
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...