the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
these guys; these fellows
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
busters (e.g. ghost busters)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be able to manage somehow or other
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh