leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
very; extremely; excessively
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?