to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
extra (e.g. in a film); supernumerary; extra; surplus; excess
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
how; in what way; by what means
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
personal history; background; career
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...