look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
materials; data; document
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to increase; to add to; to augment
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
patient's condition; pathology
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
selection; choice; option
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
re-examination; reinspection; retest