easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...