to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
intelligence gathering; information gathering
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction
waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal
surname; family name; last name
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion