empty; meaningless; worthless
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
personal; individual; private
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
considerably; greatly; a lot
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
strength; power; proficiency; ability
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
power of the state; government authority
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
than; from; out of; except; but; more
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis