apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
older brother and younger sister
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
existence; being; presence
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
close; intimate; on good terms
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply