a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
scene; spectacle; sight; view
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
literally; to the letter; literal
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
offender; criminal; culprit
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to jump at; to be attracted by
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
world; society; people; the public
mass communication; mass media