capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
close; intimate; on good terms
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to ask a question; to ask questions
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
forgetting; lapse of memory
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
second day of the month; two days
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually