mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
coincident with; while; simultaneously
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
direct connection; direct link
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
function; facility; faculty; feature
discovery; detection; finding
violent emotion; passion; fury
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
nature; property; disposition
legendary beast; magical beast
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)