now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
short pause; short interval
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
one's physical safety; personal security
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
not worth considering; out of the question
difficult to ...; hard to ...
until now; so far; up to the present
to become completely chilled
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to say no more; to sink into silence
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to spread; to be propagated
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to torment; to harass; to tease