please (give me); please (do for me)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
how many years; how long; what year
regret; repentance; remorse
such; like that; that sort of
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
choices; alternatives; options
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
interruption; suspension; break
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
family; relatives; dependents; household
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
hundred points; perfect mark
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks