to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
important point; point to make note of
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
prohibition; inhibition; ban
final; eventual; ultimate
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to tighten; to press hard
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
allocation; assignment; allotment
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to be worried; to be troubled
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
any more; any further; any better; any longer
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small