although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
person of high rank or position
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
until now; so far; up to the present
if it is the case that ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to approach; to draw near
such ... as; or some such
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
coincident with; while; simultaneously
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
how; in what way; by what means
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement