artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
function; facility; faculty; feature
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
academic; scholarly; scientific
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
in accordance with; according to
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
principal occupation; core business
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
another thing; other things; another man's property
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but