as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
state secrets; secrets of the state
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
everybody; every last one of them; all
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
double; twice (as much); twofold
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
instead; but (on the other hand)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
story; tale; talk; discussion
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's