funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
only; merely; but; no more than
single word; a few words; brief comment
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(national) capital (city); metropolis
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
recompense; indemnity; atonement
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive