to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
indicate reason; infers some protest
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
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)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to continue to do; to persist in doing
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to