recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
all; entire; whole; altogether
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
body; group; party; company; troupe
although I say; although one might say; although called
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
ago; since; before; previous
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
besides; in addition; also; moreover
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
expected to arrive (occur) in the near future
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by