or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
novel; story; (work of) fiction
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
main text; original text; this book; this volume
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
March; third month of the lunar calendar
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
while; during; while; although; all; both
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
middle and high-school students
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few