return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
interference; intervention; meddling
at a moment's notice; readily
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
regular time; stated period
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to happen to hear; to overhear
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to telephone; to make a phone call
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
settlement; solution; resolution
ex post facto report; report after the event
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
that's the way it is; such is life
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
choices; alternatives; options
proper; respectable; decent; honest
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)