year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
manner (with others); attitude
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
for example; for instance; e.g.
every month; each month; monthly
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
deceased; late; dead; departed
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to arrive; to come to pass
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing