that's the way it is; such is life
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to slap; to strike; to spank
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
way; method; means; resource; course
living thing; organism; creature; biology
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
process; course; mechanism
feeble-minded child; poor scholar
individual; one by one; separate; each
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
hey there; I say; see here
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
only; merely; but; no more than
settlement; solution; resolution
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
inferiority; recessiveness; recessive
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
family name; lineage; birth; clan
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
with these words; while saying