to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
genuine article; real thing; real deal
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
memory; ability to remember
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
how; in what way; by what means
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to ask; to enquire; to query
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to ask a question; to ask questions
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
(present) head of a family
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
reason; cause; circumstances
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
if you think about it; come to think of it
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my