alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
legendary beast; magical beast
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to take to task; to take it out on
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
without; but if; otherwise; or else
direct connection; direct link
to keep secret; to conceal
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
please (give me); please (do for me)