candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
power map; power structure; power relationships
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
long slits (esp. of eyes)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
port city; harbor city; harbour city
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt