I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
this world; this life; world of the living
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
that is to say; so that means
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
interference; intervention; meddling
literature; books (reference); document
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
poor physical health; bad shape
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
time; hour; period; class
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
reality; actuality; hard fact
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with