things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
adds force or indicates command
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
impossible; unlikely; improbable
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
again; once more; a second time
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
being up to the person himself
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects