as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to grumble; to make difficulties
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
originally; by nature; from the start
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
preference; priority; precedence
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
pure heart; naivete; innocence
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
study; learning; tutorial
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
cane; walking stick; staff; wand