speaking of ...; as for ...
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
perfect; complete; flawless
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
the other day; a few days ago
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
being too late; losing one's final chance
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be