preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
our country; our land; one's own country
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to close (one's eyes); to shut