coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
guess; speculation; supposition
having only tiles of one suit and no honor tiles (meld)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
sliding; being just in time
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
material; materials; data; information; documents
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness