if you think about it; come to think of it
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
leadership; initiative; spearhead
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
indictment; prosecution; complaint
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
literature; books (reference); document
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
one person; another name; nickname; alias
death in jail; death in prison
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
taste; liking; preference
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness