magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
probability; likelihood; chances
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
by myself; in person; by oneself
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
joke; playfulness; kidding around
in one's own way or style
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to spread; to be propagated
to pass (of time); to elapse
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to call in; to invite; to bring in
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
all; entire; whole; altogether
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate