exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
extreme sadist; very sadistic
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
meaning; significance; sense
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such; this sort of; like this
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)