because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
literally; to the letter; literal
to search every square inch; to search high and low
to be found; to be discovered
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
in one's own way or style
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
interior; inside; internal
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to collect; to assemble; to gather
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
having no idea; having no clue
offender; criminal; culprit
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
adviser; advisor; consultant
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
time; season; period; phase; stage
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
nature; property; disposition
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish