how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
notice; attention; observation
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
having no idea; having no clue
choices; alternatives; options
main cause; primary factor
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
reaction; response; reaction
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
chair; stool; post; office; position
genuine; authentic; true; real
letter; missive; note; mail
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
honorific/polite/humble prefix
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)