to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
drop (e.g. of water); drip
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
participation; joining; entry
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
public relations section or department
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to have an idea; to have a clue
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually