how; in what way; by what means
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
having experienced (something); having had the experience (of)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(dying of) natural causes
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
it is not (like that) either
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
beginning; outset; first; onset
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry