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
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
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
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
just a minute; small quantity
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
menial; meanness; servility; abject
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to begin purchasing; to purchase
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
until now; so far; up to the present
the opposite sex; isomerism
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
genuine article; real thing; real deal