I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
whispering into a person's ear
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
please (give me); please (do for me)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
water vapour; water vapor; steam
now that; since; so long as; because
in the same manner as before; the same as always
until now; so far; up to the present
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
interval; break; pause; spare moment
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
match; game; bout; contest
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum