to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
price; cost; value; worth; value
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
door; gate; opening; title page
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
guard; sentinel; garrison
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to some extent; to a certain extent
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
much less; to say nothing of
metre; meter; meter; gauge
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants