standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
class; heading; group; category
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
depending on; dependent on
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
simply; merely; only; solely
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
I have nothing to do with it
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
around the world; throughout the world
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
absorption; suction; attraction
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
solitude; loneliness; isolation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
seat at a table; place at a table
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
it is not (like that) either
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
inspection; examination; checking
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so