thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
surroundings; environs; circumference
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to happen to meet; to come across
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
something like ...; something called ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful