as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
name; given name; first name
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
I see; that's right; indeed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
registration; accession; register; entry; record
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
specialization; specialisation
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
it is not (like that) either
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to concern; to be related