now that you say that; now that you mention it
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to fold up; to fold into layers
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to call out; to ask someone to come
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
devoted; self-sacrificing
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
human kindness; human weakness
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
exaltation; emotional uplift
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth