to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
profitable plan; good plan
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to have a talk; to tell a story
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
accusation; complaint; charge; legal action
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
piece of evidence; evidence
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like