something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
while; during (the time when)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
brain herniation; cerebral herniation; encephaloma; exencephaly
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
by means of; due to; because of; according to
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(police) detective; criminal matter
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding