to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
temporary; transitory; short-lived
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
deep inside; innermost place
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
aspect; phase; condition; modality
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least