-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
general; popular; common; typical
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the other day; a few days ago
somehow; for some reason or other
stairs; stairway; staircase
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be found; to be discovered
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
large amount of money; great cost