it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to feel; to sense; to experience
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
conviction; belief; confidence
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
single word; a few words; brief comment
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to be needed; to be wanted
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...