chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
war; fighting; fierce competition
because of; owing to; due to
society; public; community; social studies
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
number of persons; personnel
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
armed forces; military; troops
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be too numerous; to be too much