not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
although I say; although one might say; although called
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
gas mask; (air-purifying) respirator
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(made of) leather; leather-bound
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
this sort of; this type of
separate; special; another; separately
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
breath; breathing; bracelet
cooling capabilities; cooling function
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
measurement round the hips