chair; stool; post; office; position
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
such ... as; or some such
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
experimental stage; experimental phase
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
by means of; due to; because of; according to
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
if it is the case that ...
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
judgment; judgement; discernment
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...