many; much; plenty; hardly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
really; truly; indeed; good grief
in this way; thus; such; uh...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
stone placed on railway track (by children); decorative garden stone; handicap stone (in go)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
scale; scope; plan; structure
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
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
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
if it is the case that ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action