if you think about it; come to think of it
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
minimum; at the very least
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
about; concerning; related to; -ish
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
illegal; illicit; unlawful