lately; recently; nowadays
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to annoy; to cause trouble
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
this world; this life; world of the living
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
program (e.g. TV); programme
genuine article; real thing; real deal
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
business rival; professional jealousy
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
please (give me); please (do for me)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly