to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
absolutely; positively; decidedly
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
way of solving (a problem); solution
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to pretend; to act (as if)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
much less; to say nothing of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
move; movement; movement (of data); transfer; (data) migration
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean