how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
you could say; you might say; verging on the
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
true character; true heart; true spirit
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
hard to get; hard to come by
specialization; specialisation
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means