story; tale; talk; discussion
childcare leave; maternity leave
after that; afterwards; thereafter
how; in what way; how about
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
originally; by nature; from the start
business results; business performance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(written) contract; agreement
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)