metre; meter; meter; gauge
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
accurate; correct; precise; exact
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
of course; certainly; naturally
at first; in the beginning; originally
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to pass (of time); to elapse
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
considerably; fairly; quite
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself