what's the matter?; what's wrong?
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
two times; twice; two degrees
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to move forward; to move on
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
regret; repentance; remorse
saving changes (e.g. to a file)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
until now; so far; up to the present
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
indicate reason; infers some protest
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)