... is the reason; ... is my excuse
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
after a long time; for the first time in a while
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
large number (of); many; majority
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to collect; to assemble; to gather
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(political) power; authority; influence
very young; little; childish; immature
only recently; just of late
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
ago; since; before; previous
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that