to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to increase; to add to; to augment
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
please (give me); please (do for me)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
preparation; provision; guarding
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity