mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
flawless; absolute perfection
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to be needed; to be wanted
until now; so far; up to the present
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
first generation; founder
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
classification; categorization; sorting
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
many; much; plenty; hardly
many; numerous; various; large number of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
settlement; solution; resolution
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)