hello; good day; good afternoon
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
pure and innocent; immaculate
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
the early bird gets the worm
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
go on!; right!; here goes!
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
as stated; verbatim; literally
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
very likely; very probable
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
if so; in that case; in that situation
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)