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.)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
woman; female; feminine gender
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
how; in what way; how about
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
basis for decision; evidence for judging
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...