intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
program (e.g. TV); programme
very interesting; of great interest
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
job; work; duties; trade; skill
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
low rent; peppercorn rent
dwelling; house; residence; address
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
root; source; origin; cause
atrocious crime; heinous crime
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)