to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
this and that; one thing or another
ago; since; before; previous
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
society; the world; the times
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
only; merely; but; no more than
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
too much; excessively; too
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
by means of; due to; because of; according to
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at that time; in those days
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to begin to dance; to break into a dance