to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to keep away; to keep at a distance
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be surprised; to be astonished
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
living person; the living
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
price; cost; value; worth; value
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.)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
now; the present time; just now; another; more
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
that's the way it is; such is life
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
too much; excessively; too
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around