may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
different thing; another question; different case
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
person in line (for ...); person expected to ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways