to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
drug addiction; drug addict; junkie
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
question; inquiry; enquiry
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to get help; to enlist aid
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
way; method; means; resource; course
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
if so; in that case; in that situation
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
feeling; sense; impression
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic