to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
how; in what way; how about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
question; inquiry; enquiry
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sincere; earnest; serious
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to serve; to work for; to attend
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last