gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
fine weather; fair weather
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
hello; good day; good afternoon
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to manage something successfully; to be successful
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to look away; to avert one's eyes
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence (not speaking); muteness
articles; supplies; parts
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?