never mind!; don't worry about it
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in proportion to; according to; depending on
serious look (on one's face); straight face
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
in the city; in the community
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
discovery; detection; finding
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
genuine article; real thing; real deal
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
portrait; likeness; picture
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
only; merely; but; no more than
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate