to ascertain; to check; to make sure
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
probability; likelihood; chances
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
around the world; throughout the world
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact