because of; owing to; due to
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
good humour (humor); good mood
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to consent; to allow; to accept; to agree
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to amuse oneself; to make merry
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for