to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
conditionally; with conditions attached
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically