certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
difficult to ...; hard to ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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 speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
how; in what way; by what means
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
defense; defence; protection
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
is that so?; I see; right; oh
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
a little bit; a little while
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
spy; secret agent; spying
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
don't you think?; indicates question
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
now; the present time; just now; another; more