unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
mental; spiritual; emotional
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...