weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
story; tale; talk; discussion
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
existence; being; presence
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
function; facility; faculty; feature
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to give something weight; to give something dignity
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to call a person's attention (to)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
very likely; very probable
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort