and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
(not so) much; (not) very
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
wherein; therein; thereinto
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
goodness; excellence; virtue
please; somehow or other; one way or another