-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
(criminal) investigation headquarters
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
laying out (e.g. ground plan, garden); layout; taking space (Go); obtaining land; training done in one's own stable; (police) legwork
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
course; route; path; process; means
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
wicked tongue; abusive language
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
in comparison to; rather than
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)