splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
fundamental knowledge; the basics
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
not yet known; unknown; strange
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be infected; to be contagious
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)