essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to get out of bed; to show a leg
before anything else; first of all
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
preparation; arrangements
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
in the meanwhile; during the time
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it