something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
as (for); for; in the capacity of
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
malicious; deliberately mean
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
as you see; as you can see
baton (of command); order; command; direction
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said