special; particular; peculiar; unique
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
tool; implement; means; furniture
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
annals; chronicle; chronology
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
banning of books; banned book
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
transactions; dealings; business
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
speech and conduct; words and deeds
originally; by nature; from the start
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
again; once more; a second time
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
crew-cut (type of haircut)
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
height (of body); stature
the first and second; a few