almost; roughly; approximately
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
danger; peril; hazard; risk
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
eccentric; crank; oddball
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
some people; a few people; several people
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
document; official papers
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
welcome!; nice to see you!
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
head of the student council; president of the student council
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
leaving school during a term
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
after that; afterwards; thereafter
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state