accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
had better ...; had better not ...
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
suffix for familiar person
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
stretcher; litter (medical); gurney
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well