unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
that is to say; so that means
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
instead; but (on the other hand)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
look!; there!; here!; that is
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
in that manner; like that
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
suddenly; all of a sudden
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever