it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
matter of time; question of time
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to be found; to be discovered
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
tattling; telling on (someone)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to apologize; to apologise
please (give me); please (do for me)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance