was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
don't you think?; indicates question
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
operation; functioning; running
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
head; brains; intellect; understanding
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
passing through without stopping; passing by
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to underrate; to make light of
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
function; facility; faculty; feature
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)