to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
matter of time; question of time
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to have no chance (of succeeding)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how; in what way; by what means
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be found; to be discovered
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon