probability; likelihood; chances
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
inferior goods; faulty item
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to repeat; to do something over again
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
law-like nature; regularity
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
safe tile; tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; no-risk choice; easily handled person
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
prescribed form (of writing); format
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
100,000; hundred thousand
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
ease of reading; legibility
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)