to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
teacher; instructor; professor
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
gem; jewel; precious stone
probability; likelihood; chances
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to smile (at); to grin (at)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
theatre; theater; playhouse
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
blood vessel; blood relationship
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
generation; the world; the age
each nation; many nations; many countries