wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
consequence; outcome; result; blame
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
supportive (role); assistant; assisting
such; like that; that sort of; very
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be silent; to say nothing
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach