what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
name; given name; first name
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
(police) detective; criminal matter
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to grow weary; to get tired of
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
unconditionally; as a rule
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project