to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
head; brains; intelligence
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
cripple; disabled person; invalid
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to go out and away; to leave
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to say; to be pleased to say
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious