rather; better; instead; if anything
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
offender; criminal; culprit
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
interview (e.g. for a job)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
one more time; once more; once again
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
in the same way as; just like
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
possible; likely; probable
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
for example; for instance; e.g.
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
adds force or indicates command
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things