to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
at work; in the midst of work; working
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
free time; time at leisure
later on; eventually; afterwards
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
family; members of a family
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for