that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
myself; yourself; I; me; you
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
going around; patrol; round; tour
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
war; fighting; fierce competition
two persons; two people; pair; couple
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that