-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
one by one; one after another; successively
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
written request; request for ...; application for ...
considerably; fairly; quite
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful