superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
because of; owing to; due to
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
foreign enemy; outside invader
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
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
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
really; truly; indeed; good grief
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
extensive; vast range; wide scope
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable