probability; likelihood; chances
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
beyond this point; from now on; after this
good-for-nothing; worthless
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
having said that; on the other hand
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality