The Well-Spoken Thesaurus

A bit

Rather

A bit of

Somewhat

A certain amount of

A measure of

A certain something

Je ne sais quoi

A certian way

A given manner

A different story

Another manner entirely

A done deal

An accomplished fact

a few years ago

Some years ago

A kind of

A _____ of sorts

A little bit

Somewhat

A little bit of (I detect a little bit of)

A degree of

A little bit of a

Something of a

A lot

A great deal

A lot happened during

Much did happen during

A lot like

It recalls a certain

A lot of

A wealth of

A man

The man

A mile away

A mile distant

A regular

One of the usual suspects

A specific way

A given manner

A time when

Years that saw

A while (For a while)

For some time now

Abandon (To abandon)

Abandon the sanctuary of

Abandoned (Is abandoned)

Derelict

Abilities

Prowess

____ Ability

Command of

Able to (Are you able to)

Can you manage to

About

Of

About (Approximately)

On the order of

About to happen

Poised to

Absent

Unaccounted for

Absolute

Unmitigated

Absolute Power

Imperium

Absolutely

Without question

Absolutely not

By no means

Abundantly

Profusely

Abused

Maltreated

Academic field

Academic discipline

Accept

Embrace

Accept that (I reluctantly accept that)

I am resigned to

Accept the responsibility

Bear the responsibility

Acceptable (Good enough but not great)

Palatable

Accepted and established

Canonical

Accepted idea (But ironically a platitude)

Idée reçue

Access to

Recourse to

Accessible (Are accessible)

Lie within reach of

Accessories

Embellishments

Accident

Mishap

Accompanied by

Attended by

Accompanying

Attendant

According to

By various accounts

Account of (Did you account for)

Render an account of

Accumulation of

An assemblage of

Accurately

Faithfully

Accurateness

The inerrancy of (academic)

Accusation

Incrimination

Accuse

Point an accusatory finger

Accused of

Come under fire for

Achieve

Fulfill

Achieve great things

Achieve great ends

Achievement

Tour de force

Acknowledging (Out of regard for)

In a nod to

Across from (Sat across from)

Sat opposite

Act as

Function as

Act of

In a gesture of

Act of God

A force majeure

Act of violence

A blood reckoning

Action (A specific action)

Measure

Action (In a general sense)

Agency

Actionable Intelligence (Military Jingoism)

Timely information

Actions

Deeds

Activities

Affairs

Actual (In practice, but not officially)

De facto

Actual (Real)

Tangible

Actual business

A going concern

Actually (as a way to begin a sentence)

As it happens

Actually (Really)

In truth

Adaptable

Compliant

Add beauty to

Grace with

Add to

Inject a dose of

Add to problems

Exacerbate the problems

Add to that the

Couple that with

Added bonus (As an added bonus)

For good measure

Adding filler

Larding

Addition

Addendum

Additional (But subordinate)

Ancillary

Adjust

Tailor

Adjust himself to

Attuned himself to

Administering

Husbanding

Administrative offices

The secretariat (formal)

Admirable

Laudable

Admire

There's something to be said for

Admired by

Found favor among

Admit that

Make no secret of

Admittedly

Albeit

Advance gradually

Encroach

Advancement

Progression

Adversely affected by

Suffers from

Advertised

Trumpeted

Advice

Counsel