that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
support; backing; aid; assistance
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
again; once more; a second time
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
opening and shutting; opening and closing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
in one's own way or style
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
article; news story; report; account
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
elopement; running away with a lover
by myself; in person; by oneself