anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
after that; afterwards; thereafter
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
beginning; outset; first; onset
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
foreign; abroad; overseas
going through; going via; going by way of