by all means; at all costs; absolutely
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
difference; discrepancy; variation
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
offender; criminal; culprit
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
cause (grounds) for concern (anxiety); reason for uneasiness
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
listen!; you see; mind you; remember