to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conviction; belief; confidence
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
please (give me); please (do for me)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
article; news story; report; account
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
company president; manager; director
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise