thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
cooperation; collaboration
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
not necessarily so; is not always true
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
sick person; patient; invalid
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
impossible; unlikely; improbable
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
middle of the night; dead of night
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)