excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn towards; to point
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
old body; aged person; elderly person
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
literally; to the letter; literal
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o