not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
putting into operation; invocation
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
legend; folklore; tradition
then; well; so; well then
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
had better ...; had better not ...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember