good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
such; like that; that sort of; very
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
in comparison to; rather than
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
template; run of the mill; formulaic
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
until now; so far; up to the present
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
time; hour; period; class
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
living; lifestyle; living room
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still