to notice; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of); to perceive; to sense; to suspect ; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits ; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition ; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) ; to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable ; to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.) ; to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up ; to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready ; to grow (of a crop); to be produced ; to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character ; to be by nature; to be born ... ; to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone) ; to get pregnant
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; not ..., on the contrary, ...; instead of; rather than ; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention; much less; not only ... (but also ...)
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed ; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed ; to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above; ... and upwards; ... or more ; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; more than; further than ; the above; the above-mentioned; the aforementioned; the foregoing ; since ...; seeing that ...; now that ...; once ... ; that's all; that is the end; the end
extra; more; too much; too many; excessive; superfluous; spare; surplus ; unnecessary; needless; uncalled-for; unwanted; uninvited ; all the more; even more
to be separated; to be apart; to be distant ; to leave; to go away ; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up ; to lose connection with; to drift away from
to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix ; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match) ; to persist in doing; to go through with ; to always do; to have made a habit of ; to take for granted; to assume ; to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines ; to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing ; to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.) ; to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means ; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically ; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage ; shrinkage ; end; conclusion ; dead end; corner ; distress; being at the end of one's rope