let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is not (like that) either
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to step forward; to volunteer
to say; to be called; to do
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
name; given name; first name
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
not yet known; unknown; strange
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time