how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
rather; better; instead; if anything
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
almost every day; almost daily
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
all over; all over the place; everywhere
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
ordinary citizen; the general public
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
everywhere; all over; throughout
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out