to blame; to find fault with
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be silent; to say nothing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
that's the way it is; such is life
how long; how far; how much
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
official name; formal name
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
slight increase; marginal rise
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
some people; a few people; several people
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
no!; no no!; no, not at all
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost