trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
5th day of the month; five days
3rd day of the month; three days
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
at once; immediately; right now
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
existence; being; life; survival
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
rather than; more ... than ...
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
street; quarter; district; area
that's the way it is; such is life
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to move (house); to change residence
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except