to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to push aside; to brush aside
big problem; major issue; big controversy
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
cripple; disabled person; invalid; (game, internet, etc.) addict
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
something like ...; something called ...
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
suffix appended to someone else's family members
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to press a question; to cross-examine
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say