for example; for instance; e.g.
to accept; to receive; to agree
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
exploitation; overuse; abuse
overspec; over-engineered; overqualified (job candidate)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
virtual currency; cryptocurrency
mining; data mining; cryptocurrency mining
to continue to do; to persist in doing
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to rock; to shake; to swing
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to support each other; to support one another
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
bad influence; negative influence
diagnosis; medical examination
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained