I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)