near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
major incident; major happening; big scandal
the other day; a few days ago
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons