real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
you could say; you might say; verging on the
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to feel sick; to be nauseated
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
derivation; development; offshoot
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)
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
number of times; frequency; count
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
testimony; (verbal) evidence
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)