raising (a question); posing (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); lodging; (arch.) lifting up
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
because; for; the reason why is ...
to snap; to break (under pressure)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
while; even though; despite
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
just because; even if; even though
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
I see; that's right; indeed
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to have a talk; to tell a story