above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
surely; certainly; without doubt
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
is that so? (generally rhetorical)