I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
so; like this; in this way
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
small number; few; minority
closely-guarded secret; top secret
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
food; food products; foodstuffs
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
meaning; significance; sense
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal