to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
serious look (on one's face); straight face
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
cooperation; collaboration
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
question; inquiry; enquiry
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
match; game; bout; contest
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
deciding match; play-off; runoff
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout