to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
this for sure; certainly is
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
simply; merely; only; solely
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life