frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
the matter you have been talking about
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
the other day; a few days ago
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to talk; to chat; to chatter
pardon me for leaving (first)