to like; to love; to be fond of
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
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
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
irony; rhetorical question
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
such; like that; that sort of; very
in comparison to; rather than
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to get back together (with a former partner)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to have a talk; to tell a story
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
enough is enough; no further!
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
ex-husband; former husband
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
sexless; without sex; sexlessness
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary