to apologize; to apologise
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to approach; to draw near
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
coincident with; while; simultaneously
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly