occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
rather than; more ... than ...
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
usage; way to use; utilization
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
beginning; outset; first; onset
quest (esp. in role-playing games)
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 ...
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like