meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to play a leading role; to play a central part
medical care; medical treatment
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
in one's own way or style
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be reminded of; to call to mind
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself