because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
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)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to help each other; to cooperate
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on