as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
transactions; dealings; business
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
form; shape; figure; visage
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
just a minute; small quantity
to be forward; to be impertinent
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
although I say; although one might say; although called
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
failure; mistake; blunder
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
internal conditions; true state of affairs
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details