pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
about the same; about equal to; close match
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
somehow or other; for some reason or another
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to apologize; to apologise
to ask; to enquire; to query
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any