almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
means; way; method; measure
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
everybody; every last one of them; all
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
way; method; means; resource; course
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
rival; competitor; competition
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
such; this sort of; like this
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
by myself; in person; by oneself
pride; dignity; self-worth
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent