to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
time-out; timeout; timeout
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
older brother; elder brother
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
beyond this point; from now on; after this
any more; any further; any better; any longer
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate