meaning; significance; sense
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
how long; how much; to what extent
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
spare time; free time; leisure time
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
should; must; -able; probably; likely
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind