to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
just because; even if; even though
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
final; eventual; ultimate
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
perfect; complete; flawless
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to be too numerous; to be too much
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
that; the matter in question
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to some extent; to a certain extent
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)