to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
oracle; revelation; divine message
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude