is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
application; request; petition
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
curse; spell; malediction
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
don't you think?; indicates question
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
generation; lifetime; age
memory; sense; experience
you could say that; that might be so
that is to say; so that means
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
in name only; titular; nominal
conferring of decorations