mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to fill a hole with earth
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
at once; immediately; right now
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
home area; home town; local
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
some people; a few people; several people
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
medium; mediocrity; average
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate