various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
to recover consciousness; to come to
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
else; in addition; besides
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
that's the way it is; such is life
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
powerful medicine; strong poison
doctor's office; medical office; sickbay
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
healthy; sound; wholesome
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker