was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
until now; so far; up to the present
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
settlement; solution; resolution
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
by myself; in person; by oneself
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively