person concerned; interested party; related party
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
consequently; as a result
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
-less; lacking; non-existing
guess; speculation; supposition
beginning; outset; first; onset
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
oracle; revelation; divine message
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
final; eventual; ultimate
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback