to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
now; the present time; just now; another; more
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
direct connection; direct link
now that you say that; now that you mention it
perception; sensing; noticing
to find out; to discover; to detect
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)