with the exception of; excepting; excluding
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
in comparison to; rather than
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
although I say; although one might say; although called
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
such ... as; or some such
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
much less; to say nothing of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all