complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
both hands; both arms; ten
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to breathe out; to exhale
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
every person; each one; everybody
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
proofreading; calibration
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
rather; better; instead; if anything
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how