speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
action; operation; effect; function
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
not worth considering; out of the question
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
episode; anecdote; vignette
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
composite; combined; complex
synesthesia (synaesthesia)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
thought; consideration; thinking
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
this is why; this means; it is the case that
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major