... is the reason; ... is my excuse
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
author; writer; novelist; artist
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
car accident; automobile accident
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
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)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
like this; this sort; this way
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
world; society; people; the public