common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
blood relationship; blood relative
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
real intention; true motive; true meaning
selection; choice; screening
calm; composed; cool; quiet
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
guess; speculation; supposition
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
existence; being; life; survival
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
mentally strong; strong-willed
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
murder; killing; murderer
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
investigation; inquiry; research; study; consideration; deliberation
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...