to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
how; in what way; how about
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
in one's own way or style
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
in this way; thus; such; uh...
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
imagination; supposition; guess
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate