method; process; manner; way; means; technique
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
life; living; I; me; student
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
genuine article; real thing; real deal
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
personal identification number; PIN; password number
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
you (plural); all of you; you all
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
conversely; on the contrary
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
in good health; alive and well; going strong
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble