relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
question; inquiry; enquiry
the other day; lately; recently
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
it is not (like that) either
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
because of; owing to; due to
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to feel; to sense; to experience
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups