| Conditional promise | 19 |
| "... assuming it's doable" | 40 |
| "Don't mind ___!" | 31 |
| "Don't mind __" | 29 |
| "Don't mind ___" | 30 |
| ''Don't mind ___!'' (''Sure!'') | 67 |
| "Damned ___, damned ..." | 34 |
| "... ___ say so myself" | 33 |
| ''Don't mind ___!'' | 39 |
| '... -- say so myself' | 31 |
| "___ not back in an hour . . ." | 41 |
| "__ any judge of character ..." | 41 |
| "Correct me ___ wrong..." | 35 |
| "Correct me ___ wrong ..." | 36 |
| "Correct me __ wrong" | 31 |
| "Correct me __ wrong ..." | 35 |
| "___ not mistaken..." | 31 |
| "___ not back in an hour..." | 38 |
| ''Allow me'' | 28 |
| Polite speech introduction | 26 |
| Polite interruption words | 25 |
| Polite cut-in | 13 |
| "Presuming you'll permit me ..." | 46 |
| "Allow me . . ." | 26 |
| Dr. Seuss title | 15 |
| Seuss classic narrated by Morris McGurk | 39 |
| 1956 Dr. Seuss book about ill-conceived plans | 45 |
| "___ Tuesday . . . ": 1969 film | 41 |
| "__ Lovin' That You Want": Rihanna hit | 52 |
| "__ all right with you ..." | 37 |
| Providing, so to speak | 22 |
| Dogpatch conditional | 20 |
| Backwoods hypothetical | 22 |
| Just in case | 12 |
| Reluctant assent | 16 |
| Should the situation call for it | 32 |
| In case it's called for | 27 |
| "___ now, when?" | 26 |
| "Otherwise ..." | 25 |
| Words before an alternative | 27 |
| Contingency phrase | 18 |
| Backup plan lead-in | 19 |
| "Tomorrow, ___ sooner" | 32 |
| "Otherwise..." | 24 |
| ''Otherwise ...'' | 33 |
| ''___ now, then when?'' | 39 |
| Plan B lead-in | 14 |
| Most, -- all | 12 |
| Lead-in to plan B | 17 |
| In case it happens differently | 30 |
| Immediately -- sooner | 21 |
| Bob Dylan song "___ for You" | 38 |
| "Should it be otherwise ..." | 38 |
| "--- now, when?" | 26 |
| "___ for You," Dylan song | 35 |
| ''___ now, when?'' | 34 |
| Words from a hold 'em holdout | 33 |
| "Too rich for my blood" | 33 |
| "Too rich for me" | 27 |
| Poker concession | 16 |
| Words of resignation at the poker table | 39 |
| Words from one with a weak hand | 31 |
| Words from one who won't call | 33 |
| What a poker player says while mucking | 38 |
| Response to a lousy deal | 24 |
| Resigned poker-table words | 26 |
| Poker player's "Uncle" | 36 |
| Poker player's "Too rich for my blood" | 52 |
| "No more for me," at the poker table | 46 |
| "Count me out," in a cardroom | 39 |
| Bit of wishful thinking | 23 |
| "Wouldn't that be nice!" | 38 |
| "I wish!" | 19 |
| Wishful thinking phrase | 23 |
| "Wouldn't that be awesome..." | 43 |
| "Don't I wish!" | 29 |
| Words of regretful hindsight | 28 |
| Words of hindsight | 18 |
| Start of a bit of wishful thinking | 34 |
| Hindsight words | 15 |
| "Wouldn't that be great!" | 39 |
| "We can hope!" | 24 |
| "I wish it could be!" | 31 |
| 'I wish' | 16 |
| 'I wish!' | 17 |
| "Oops" | 16 |
| "It slipped my mind!" | 31 |
| "Can't quite recall..." | 37 |
| Uninspired excuse | 17 |
| Lame homework excuse | 20 |
| Excuse for a lapse | 18 |
| Blank expression? | 17 |
| "Slipped my mind" | 27 |
| "My memory's shot!" | 33 |
| "It slipped my mind" | 30 |
| Hypotheticals | 13 |
| Stipulations | 12 |
| Uncertainties | 13 |
| Contingencies | 13 |
| "No ___, ands or buts!" | 33 |