and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
every month; monthly; month by month
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
that's the way it is; such is life
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
regret; repentance; remorse
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
automatic; intransitive verb
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
two times; twice; two degrees
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
it is not (like that) either
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
detention; confinement; arrest
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
scandal; deplorable event
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation