as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
dispute; argument; contention
to be too numerous; to be too much
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to lead a life; to live a life
is something that; is that which
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
that is to say; so that means
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
spot; point; place; position
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell