to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
victim; injured party; sufferer
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
ago; since; before; previous
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
author; writer; novelist; artist
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
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
in that way; thus; so; so?
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
I see; that's right; indeed
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass