busy; hurried; confused; flurried
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
just because; even if; even though
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
stirring; rousing oneself
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
business; trade; operations; sales
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
should; must; -able; probably; likely
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
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
by myself; in person; by oneself
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
after that; afterwards; thereafter
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
while; during; while; although; all; both
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
please; somehow or other; one way or another