appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
I see; that's right; indeed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to feel depressed; to be down
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation