the person in question; the person themselves; said person
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(electrical) earth; ground; earthing; Earth
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sense; impression
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
great person; eminent figure
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
rather; better; instead; if anything
killing two birds with one stone
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
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)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to look around; to survey
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
mature woman; middle-aged woman
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
senior; elder; person older than oneself
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker