something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
hospitalization; hospitalisation
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
in the same way as; just like
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
region; limits; stage; level
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
fundamental idea; basic concept
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
time axis; time basis; timeline
along; parallel to; in accordance with
innumerable; countless; numberless
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
straying; wandering off course