start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to go along; to walk along; to follow
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
left side; left-hand side
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
surroundings; environs; circumference
improvement; amelioration
discovery; detection; finding
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
second (unit of time); arc second
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
how many people; a number of people
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
now; the present time; just now; another; more