indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
consequence; outcome; result; blame
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
how; in what way; by what means
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
space (room, area, outer space)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
matter of time; question of time
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
the very image of health itself; picture of health
how; in what way; how about
(suffering) damage; injury; harm