it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
high rating; good reputation
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
all; entire; whole; altogether
place; situation; position; location
to pile up; to accumulate
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
discovery; detection; finding
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
that is to say; so that means
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
unconfirmed; unidentified
to be found; to be discovered
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey