regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
anything and everything; just about everything
headquarters; head office; main office
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut