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
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
go that far; to that extent
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant