explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
priority; order of precedence
only; merely; but; no more than
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
reality; actuality; hard fact
very likely; very probable
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
preference; priority; precedence
should; must; -able; probably; likely
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
impossible; unlikely; improbable
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
pupil; student; schoolchild
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity