to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
any more; any further; any better; any longer
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; how about
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on