... is the reason; ... is my excuse
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
class; heading; group; category
don't you think?; indicates question
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
chemical experiment; chemistry experiment
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally