no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
assertion; declaration; affirmation
one way or the other; either way
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation
anonymity; using an assumed name
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to affect; to impact; to influence
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
feelings; thoughts; meaning
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that