the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
curse; spell; malediction
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to feel; to sense; to experience
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least