I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to rise; to erect; to get up
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
general idea; concept; notion
to differ; to vary; to disagree
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
ratio; proportion; percentage
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
function; facility; faculty; feature
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
nausea; sickness in the stomach
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
influence; clout; leverage
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
inhalation (of air); inhaled air; intake (e.g. of air)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
short pause; short interval