where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
casting vote; balance of power (held by a minority party)
in one's hands; in one's control
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
image; figure; figure; form; image
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to battle; to fight; to quarrel
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
something or other; one thing or another; this or that