the West; the Occident; Western countries
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
good feeling; feeling good
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
much less; to say nothing of
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
way; method; means; resource; course
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
now that you say that; now that you mention it
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be prolonged; to drag on
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
control; management (e.g. of a business)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
as good as dead; might as well be dead; more dead than alive