clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
assertion; declaration; affirmation
much less; to say nothing of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
total hours spent working
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
performer; actor; actress; cast
to count on one's fingers
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
ad; advertisement; address
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
horizontal deployment (of techniques, etc.); application to other fields
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling