special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
thrift; economy; frugality
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
shaking; jolting; shaking up (e.g. one's adversary); flustering (someone)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to apologize; to apologise
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
reconciliation; make peace with
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to keep an eye on; to take care of
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
recently; lately; these days
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of