something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
long ago; already; a long time ago
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
scenery; scene; landscape
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
confusion; mixing; merger
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to lie deep in; to extend far back
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
ID card; identification card
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game