to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
straight-laced person; stubborn person
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
thought; consideration; thinking
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
light; faint; pale; fleeting
separate; scattered; apart