head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
accurate; correct; precise; exact
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
should; must; -able; probably; likely
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
in person; personally; directly
main question; real issue at hand
to order; to command; to appoint
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
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
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
intelligence operative; spy
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
direct descent; direct line
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time