event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
that is to say; so that means
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
story; tale; talk; discussion
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
that; the matter in question
myself; yourself; I; me; you
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
sorry; excuse me; thank you
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality