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
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
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; wrong; unsuitable
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
existence; being; life; survival
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
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
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
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
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
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
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
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)