serious; not joking; straight
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
outline; summary; argument
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
number of characters; number of letters
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
how; in what way; how about
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
imagination; supposition; guess
to make a list; to enumerate
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold