inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
after that; afterwards; thereafter
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
conviction; belief; confidence
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
intelligence operative; spy
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
about this time; about now
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
perfect; complete; flawless
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit