reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
true state; actual condition; reality
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be helpful; to be useful
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to happen to have on hand or in stock
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
measurement error; calculation error
number of times; frequency; count
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to keep an eye on; to take care of
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
picking; collecting; harvesting
maid; helper; help; assistance