to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
better than none at all; better than nothing
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
about when; about what time; how soon
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; lately; recently
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
patient; unhurried; leisurely
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
it's been a long time; long time no see
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
alone; by oneself; on one's own
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
how long; how much; to what extent
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
by myself; in person; by oneself