proposal; offer; request; application
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
settlement; solution; resolution
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
hard to get; hard to come by
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
as (for); for; in the capacity of
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
you could say that; that might be so
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea