absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
highly unpredictable; touch and go
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
is that so?; I see; right; oh
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
surroundings; environs; circumference
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
they; those guys; those fellows
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
since when; from when; how long
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
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 ...
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible