considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
confections; sweets; candy; cake
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
delivery; transfer; hand-over
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
I see; that's right; indeed
all; entire; whole; altogether
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
evening; last night; yesterday evening
consequence; outcome; result; blame
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange