when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
mysterious thief; phantom thief
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed