to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
killing two birds with one stone
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
scoundrel; rascal; villain
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
how; in what way; by what means
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
weekend carpentry; do-it-yourself; DIY; weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
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
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
for this very reason; that is exactly why
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause