eccentric; crank; oddball
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
extensive knowledge; erudition
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
book; volume; this; present; main; head
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
literally; to the letter; literal
being inducted into a hall of fame
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
founder; originator; pioneer
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
armor; armour; armor plate; armour plate
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for