to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
the times; the world; society
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
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
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
the front; honest; upright; decent
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
reality; actuality; hard fact
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
strength; power; proficiency; ability
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
business; trade; operations; sales
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
be (that) as it may; having said that
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
existence; being; presence