the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
use; utilization; utilisation; application
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
grasp; catch; understanding
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
something like ...; something called ...
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
all; entire; whole; altogether
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament