unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
at work; in the midst of work; working
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
irritation; annoyance; frustration
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
story; tale; talk; discussion