the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
very shy person; bashful person
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
heterosexual person; straight person
and yet; though; when; in spite of
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast