method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to bring; to take; to bring about
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
of course; certainly; naturally
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
beginning; outset; first; onset
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings