fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
bosom friend; intimate friend; close friend
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
choice; selection; option
to serve; to work for; to attend
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
scriptwriter; screenwriter
unconfirmed; indeterminate; undetermined; uncertain; undecided; unsettled
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
influence; clout; leverage
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
entreaty; appeal; petition
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
at that time; in those days
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
interference; intervention; meddling
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK