yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
considerably; fairly; quite
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
had better ...; had better not ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
until now; so far; up to the present
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively