to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
way of speaking; intimation
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
future (usually near); prospects
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
such ... as; or some such
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
general; popular; common; typical
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(find) common (meeting) ground
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to