bargaining chip;  bargaining tool
 now that you mention it;  come to think of it;  that reminds me;  on that subject;  speaking of which
 matter;  affair;  counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.;  counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
 how;  in what way;  how about;  questionable
 unexpected;  contrary to expectations;  unforeseen
 crackling;  cracking;  clapping;  incessantly (blinking)
 to return (something);  to restore;  to turn over;  to turn upside down;  to pay back;  to retaliate;  to respond (with)
 almost;  very nearly;  only just;  barely;  just in time
 wife;  Mrs; (arch.)  wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.)  consort of the emperor
 something;  something or other;  something something
 interval;  period of time;  among;  between;  good opportunity;  chance
 cancelling (a debt);  forgiving (a debt);  being even;  forgetting (what was said or done);  pretending (something never happened)
 tea party;  get-together;  tea ceremony
 something or other;  somehow
 and the like;  such as;  or something;  something like;  I hear that ...;  people say that...
 to be affected;  to be influenced;  to be concerned with;  to have to do with;  to stick to (opinions)
 topic;  subject;  much talked about;  topical;  in the news
 memory;  ability to remember
 degree;  amount;  grade;  standard;  of the order of (following a number);  about
 social life;  social intercourse
 season (period in which regulated games are played);  season (division of the year);  season (of a TV show, etc.);  season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
 to begin;  to start;  to happen (again);  to begin (anew);  to date (from);  to originate (in)
 suitable age (esp. for marriage);  marriageable age
 to approach;  to draw near;  to be imminent;  to press (someone for something);  to urge;  to compel
 debut;  doing something for the first time;  starting anew;  starting afresh
 certainly;  without fail;  right and wrong;  pros and cons
 one's house;  one's home;  one's family
 successively;  one after another
 to reach;  to touch;  to be delivered;  to arrive;  to be attentive;  to be scrupulous
 as one would expect;  just as you'd expect (from);  still;  all the same;  even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
 correspondence (to);  equivalence;  suitability;  coordination;  dealing with;  coping with
 unique;  rare;  exceptional;  unparalleled;  incomparable
 huge;  vast;  enormous;  swelling;  expansion
 magical powers;  supernatural powers;  spell;  charm
 one thin flat object;  one sheet
 to see through;  to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.);  to perceive;  to find out;  to detect