the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
while; during; while; although; all; both
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hide; to keep to oneself
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?