occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
if so; in that case; in that situation
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
had better ...; had better not ...
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to become possible; to become able to (do)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
in that manner; like that
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
by myself; in person; by oneself
such; like that; that sort of; very
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
how; in what way; how about
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
how many years; how long; what year
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
rather; better; instead; if anything
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to