the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
genius; prodigy; natural gift
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
police; police officer; police station
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
gem; jewel; precious stone
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
(not) even once; (not) ever
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
myself; yourself; I; me; you