how; in what way; how about
to approach; to draw near
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
intuition; instinct; hunch
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
one example of (when there are more examples)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
this sort of; this type of
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
research; study; investigation
to hide; to conceal oneself
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be helpful; to be useful
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something