bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
sense of values; values; value system
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
of course; certainly; naturally
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
consequence; outcome; result; blame
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
being already (well) aware
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
those (near the second person)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to read between the lines