to be needed; to be wanted
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
breaking off an engagement
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to be conspicuous; to stand out
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
common people; ordinary people; masses
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy