to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be manageable; to be able to handle
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)