seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
head; lead; vanguard; first
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
don't you think?; indicates question
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is not (like that) either
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning