truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to be helpful; to be useful
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
silence (not speaking); muteness
notice; attention; observation
to correct oneself; to restate
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
journey; route of a journey
(not) even once; (not) ever
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to turn left; to turn to the left
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
like this; in this way; as you see
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
percent; per cent; percentage
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
completion; perfection; accomplishment
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging