similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
not exactly correct, but pretty close to it; not far off the mark
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
one by one; one each; one at a time
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
don't you think?; indicates question
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to boil down; to condense; to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials
way (of doing); manner; method; means
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
yourself; himself; herself
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
transfer student; student changing schools
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
even though; despite; when
hello; good day; good afternoon
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam