accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
good performance; good work; great success
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to discuss; to talk together
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
surely (not); certainly (not)
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
distrust; unjust suspicion
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to join forces; to cooperate
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to play a central role; to take a leading part
now that; since; so long as; because
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
coincident with; while; simultaneously
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
being about to cry; the verge of tears
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep