whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
only; merely; but; no more than
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
story; tale; talk; discussion
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
but; however; provided that
important point; point to make note of
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
such; like that; that sort of
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
such; this sort of; like this
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree