here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to employ; to hire; to charter
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
minimum; at the very least
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
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
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
how; in what way; how about
of course; certainly; naturally
separate; special; another; separately
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me