very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
now that; since; so long as; because
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
genuine article; real thing; real deal
in this way; thus; such; uh...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
real experience; actual observations
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
man; male; masculine gender
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
woman; female; feminine gender
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly