curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to be silent; to say nothing
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
only; merely; but; no more than
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to be worried; to be troubled
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest