to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
from now; from this moment; henceforth
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
overview; outline; rough summary
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
complete stranger; total stranger
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...