class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
on hand; readily available
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a little bit; a little while
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(on the) right track; (on the) right lines
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to beat; to batter; to pummel
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
detonator; primer; percussion cap
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want