birth date; date of birth; DOB
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
word game; wordplay; playing with words
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
... years old; age (of) ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
human; human-like; as a person
living thing; living creature; animal; life
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
the front; honest; upright; decent
to have a talk; to tell a story
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
death; the next world; to pass away; to die