dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
contemplation; meditation
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
very likely; very probable
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
I see; that's right; indeed
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
if it is (the case that ...)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
danger; peril; hazard; risk
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly