contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to care for someone; to look after someone
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
future (usually near); prospects
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to overdo; to do too much
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may