(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
and yet; though; when; in spite of
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
older sister; lass; young lady
not worth considering; out of the question
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed