close; intimate; on good terms
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
understanding person; supporter
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
if it is the case that ...
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
honeytrap; honey trap; honeypot
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing