to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
abuse; misuse; perversion
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
chief; main; principal; major
those (near the second person)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
pressure; oppression; suppression
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
than; from; out of; except; but; more
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(written) contract; agreement
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
main question; real issue at hand
surface of the earth; ground surface
mountain range; mountain belt
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove