-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
disentanglement puzzle; wire puzzle
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
while; during; while; although; all; both
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
head; brains; intellect; understanding
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
while; even though; despite
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
weather girl; female TV weather presenter
to cease; to stop; to be over
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
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
to name; to call; to christen; to term
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy