instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
something like ...; something called ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
right and wrong; good and evil
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
contract; compact; agreement
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)