to be helpful; to be useful
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
one by one; one each; one at a time
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
if so; in that case; in that situation
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
stealthily; secretly; in secret
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
amount; quantity; measuring; weighing
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
clear writing; specification
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
temporary; transitory; short-lived
in the meanwhile; during the time
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
fascination with the bizarre; taste for the macabre
rational; reasonable; logical
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to carry; to bring (to a place)
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one