trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
first; first base; first baseman; fast
way of talking; speaking style
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
imagination; supposition; guess
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
had better ...; had better not ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
consultation; consulting; consul
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...