and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
the front; honest; upright; decent
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
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
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
scale; scope; plan; structure
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)