how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
ill will; malice; evil intent
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
co-sleeping; sleeping together
influence; effect; impact
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
hello; good day; good afternoon
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary