pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
rather; better; instead; if anything
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
tone (of voice); manner of talking
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
serious; not joking; straight
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
presence; sitting with; being with
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox