but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
all night long; all through the night
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
discovery; detection; finding
maid; helper; help; assistance
to have the privilege of doing
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...