what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
production; output; turning out; extraction (e.g. of minerals)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
tendency; trend; inclination
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to be helpful; to be useful
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
society; the world; the times
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy