such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
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)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to collect; to assemble; to gather
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
question; inquiry; enquiry
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
how much; how many; to what extent
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
how; in what way; by what means
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time