since then; from that time; ever since
this is why; this means; it is the case that
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
as a child; when one was a child
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to hide; to keep to oneself
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to be intimate with; to befriend
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
only recently; just of late
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
main cause; primary factor
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to show up; to appear; to turn up
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
if it is the case that ...
turmoil; chaos; confusion
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)