if so; in that case; in that situation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
settlement; solution; resolution
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to recall; to remember; to recollect
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
the other day; a few days ago
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
so; like this; in this way
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make