big fan (of something or someone); great fan
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
gal (unit of gravitational acceleration)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
outline; summary; argument
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
unkindness; unfriendliness
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
in succession; one by one
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be surprised; to be astonished
private tutor; coach; governess
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)