about; concerning; related to; -ish
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
(social) position; status
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
prohibition; inhibition; ban
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
communication skills; communication ability
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
should; must; -able; probably; likely
human; human-like; as a person
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
to become misty; to become hazy