isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
movie director; film director
wish; desire; ambition; choice
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
free agent; free agency; factory automation
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
on duty; at work; while working
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
retort; back talk; backchat
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
in proportion to; just as much as
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
imagination; supposition; guess
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
stale; hackneyed; clichéd
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
such; like that; that sort of
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness