with the exception of; excepting; excluding
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to feel; to sense; to experience
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work