to be prominent; to be conspicuous
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
both; both sides; both parties
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to mix; to stir; to blend
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise