layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
surname; family name; last name
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
amiable; affable; likable
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
surname; family name; last name
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
rationalization; justification
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant