various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to have meaning; to be meaningful
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
rather; better; instead; if anything
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
game brain; dementia caused by overuse of electronic games
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
boomerang; swim briefs; Speedos
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to find out; to discover; to locate
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
image; figure; figure; form; image
book; volume; this; present; main; head
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter