and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
number of times; frequency; count
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
complete stranger; total stranger
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy