outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
genuine; authentic; true; real
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
number of persons; personnel
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
and yet; though; when; in spite of
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
due form; official; formality
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
conviction; belief; confidence
order (to an employee from management)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
periodic; regular; routine
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon