now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
should; must; -able; probably; likely
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
such; this sort of; like this
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
negotiations; discussions; connection
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
orders; instructions; directive; command
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
instability; insecurity; crankiness
when it becomes; when it comes to
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's