indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
difficult to eat; unpalatable
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
pulverized; pulverised; powder(ed)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
written letters; handwriting
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to be at a loss for words
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
exactly as stated; verbatim
one by one; one each; one at a time
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
essential; important; crucial; vital; main