to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
such; like that; that sort of; very
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
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
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to quit one's job; to resign
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
Mayday (call for help); May Day (May 1)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
reform; reformation; reorganization
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(attitude of) being ready to take on a challenge; can-do spirit
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
rather; better; instead; if anything
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion