genuine article; real thing; real deal
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
due form; official; formality
victim; injured party; sufferer
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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
last night; yesterday evening
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
while; even though; despite
to state; to express; to mention
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
duty; function; office; mission; task
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)