start; commencement; beginning; initiation
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
doing whatever one pleases
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
normalcy; normality; normal
on countless occasions; many a time
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
if it is the case that ...
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
true character; true heart; true spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
society; public; community; social studies
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
like this; in this way; as you see
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
strangeness; abnormality; disorder