as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
training; drill; practice; discipline
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
latent disposition; inner feelings
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
when it becomes; when it comes to
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
as much as one can; as much as possible
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
how others look at you; what others think about you
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)