(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
eternal; unlimited; endless
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
and so; therefore; for that reason
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
forgetting; lapse of memory
several weeks; a few weeks
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
appearance; features; looks; shape; form
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
changing clothes; change of clothes
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
present; gift; to give a present or gift