to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
big talk; boasting; bragging
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
incident; affair; happening; event
noxious gas; poisonous gas; toxic fumes
casualties; injuries and deaths
a few years ago; some years back
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to like; to love; to be fond of
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other