something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
time; season; period; phase; stage
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
look!; there!; here!; that is
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
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)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to feel inferior; to feel small
to be worried; to be troubled
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement