to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
short pause; short interval
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
instant; moment; for an instant
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
posture; position; stance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)