all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
storage medium; recording medium
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
environment; circumstance
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
early (days); initial stage; initial
like this; this sort; this way
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth