thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
memories; recollections; reminiscence
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
in that way; thus; so; so?
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
exactly as stated; verbatim
myself; yourself; I; me; you
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
older sister; lass; young lady
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
whatever the case; under any circumstances
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom