to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
presence; sitting with; being with
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
bashful; shameful; ashamed
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary