what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to continue to do; to persist in doing
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
royal castle; imperial castle
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
way of calling (something or someone)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
material; materials; data; information; documents
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
ancestor; forefather; foremother
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess