near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
arm; skill; efforts; ability
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be silent; to say nothing
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to be found; to be discovered
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
even if; even though; however; no matter how
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
had better ...; had better not ...
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
(someone else's) child; child; kid
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember