to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
society; public; community; social studies
notice; attention; observation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
lately; recently; nowadays
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
such ... as; or some such
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to be transparent; to show through
form; shape; figure; visage
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
priority; order of precedence
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
discretion; discretionary power
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
wherein; therein; thereinto