indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
of course; certainly; naturally
attendance; presence; appearance
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to intend; to be sure that
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
anything and everything; just about everything
open; public; official; overt
discussion; argument; debate
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
as (for); for; in the capacity of
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
settlement; solution; resolution
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
front; frontage; facade; main