only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
arrest; apprehension; capture
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
cache; place to hide something
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
you (plural); all of you; you all
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be helpful; to be useful
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to look forward to something
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
negotiations; discussions; connection
originally; by nature; from the start
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up