incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
but; however; provided that
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to tower above; to stand out
to happen to have on hand or in stock
beginning; outset; first; onset
accurate; correct; precise; exact
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
retention; maintenance; preservation
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
something like ...; something called ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite