to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
preference; priority; precedence
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
dozens; scores of; decades
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
the last moment; the very end
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
decision; determination; resolution
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
process; course; mechanism
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something