demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
too much; excessively; too
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to stop walking; to pause
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
simply; merely; only; solely
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside