to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
long ago; previous; of a former age
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
expression of love; showing love
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to intervene; to stop (something)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
rather; better; instead; if anything
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)