habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
way of speaking; intimation
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
complete change; about-face
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to accept; to receive; to agree
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
such; like that; that sort of; very
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous