to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be found; to be discovered
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
is that so? (generally rhetorical)