isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
that is to say; so that means
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
for example; for instance; e.g.
preface; introduction; preamble
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to have a talk; to tell a story
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
at that time; in those days
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
discovery; detection; finding
how long; how much; to what extent
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
price; cost; value; worth; value
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
example; illustration; precedent
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!