incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to bring; to take; to bring about
news; word; tidings; omen
again; once more; a second time
to be surprised; to be astonished
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
correction; revision; amendment
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
hey there; I say; see here
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
around the world; throughout the world
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
way (of doing); manner; method; means