I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to take a breath; to take a short rest
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
setting off (on a trip); departure
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward