ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to escape death; to be saved from death
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
while; during; while; although; all; both
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
such; this sort of; like this
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
absorption; suction; attraction
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away