direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
as a child; when one was a child
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to badger; to pester; to beg
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)