what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to apologize; to apologise
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to find out; to discover; to locate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...