and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
conscious; deliberate; intentional
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
truth is stranger than fiction
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
official name; formal name
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to look forward to something
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to name; to call; to christen; to term
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
pronunciation; production of sound
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
going through; going via; going by way of