(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
proper; right; reasonable
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
having said that; on the other hand
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
opinion; point of view; visual point
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
thousands; several thousand
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
head house (family); birthplace; originator
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
episode; anecdote; vignette
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")