easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
statue; picture; picture revealing character
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to fall in love (with); to love
belief; faith; conviction
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
prevention; precaution; protection against
to take measures; to take steps; to take action; to make a move
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to assemble; to set up; to construct
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
contradiction; inconsistency
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
a short while ago; already
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
head; brains; intellect; understanding
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet