while; during; as ; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding ; all; both ; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears") ; while doing something else (at the same time)
unthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible ; absolutely not!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way! ; (it was) no bother at all; not at all; don't mention it
to call out (to); to call; to invoke ; to summon (a doctor, etc.) ; to invite ; to designate; to name; to brand ; to garner (support, etc.); to gather ; to take as one's wife
first of all; to begin with; before anything else ; probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually ; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably ; anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
pickled (something) ; pickled in (something); preserved in; dipped in ; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of; addiction to; immersion in; intense involvement in
to break (into pieces); to smash; to crush; to shatter; to grind (into powder); to pound ; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to frustrate ; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to raise; to elevate ; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf) ; to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage) ; to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest) ; to give ; to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college) ; to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve ; to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain ; to promote (someone) ; to complete; to finish
thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
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 receive; to get ; to catch (e.g. a ball) ; to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.) ; to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence) ; to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge) ; to be given (e.g. life, talent) ; to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by) ; to follow; to succeed; to be descended from ; to face (south, etc.) ; to be modified by
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) ; to hang ; to come into view; to arrive ; to come under (a contract, a tax) ; to start (engines, motors) ; to attend; to deal with; to handle ; to have started to; to be on the verge of ; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover ; to (come) at ; to be fastened
to receive; to take; to accept ; to get someone to do something ; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match) ; to contract (a disease); to catch; to be affected
large part; greater part; majority ; people in general; general public; public at large ; mostly; for the most part; almost; nearly ; probably; maybe; perhaps
to return (something); to restore; to put back ; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn ; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate ; to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back ; to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back) ; to do again; to do repeatedly
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand ; to get involved in; to make a move on ; to strike; to beat; to hit ; to steal; to rob; to take ; to seduce (a woman); to lay hands on
previously; before; earlier; formerly; recently ; first; before (something or someone else); ahead (of); earlier ; beforehand; in advance; ahead of time
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to squeeze oneself into; to intrude on; to interrupt ; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to advance; to move forward; to put (a clock, watch) forward ; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to make progress in; to further; to advance; to hasten; to speed up ; to raise; to elevate; to promote; to develop; to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)
to finish; to end; to be completed; to be resolved ; to have a result less severe than expected ; to feel at ease ; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry