These are some common words and phrases you’ll want to take a look at in your novel. Most of these, you’ll notice, aren’t something your novel needs, or you’ll find they’re very easy to over use. If you can cut it out, or if you can find a better way to say it, do it. 

that
it
seems
sort of
oh
even
even still/even as
still
or not
seem to/seems to
ah
and
so
just
very
somewhat
somehow
at all
of course
especially
all right
little
small
world (often in overwrought sentences)
big
actually
certainly
tries to ___
for a long time
for a short time
only
just
Because (starting sentence)
really
a bit
only
It was (starting sentence)
must have
all
very first (=first)
So/For/And (starting sentence)
sometimes
usually
But
Like
As if
anymore
some
suddenly
sudden
it. (ending sentence)
It (starting sentence)
and then
I know
you know
ever (e.g., “ever known”)
then
thing/s
also thing/s (if specific object)
such a
exact same
wondering
wandering