to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to happen to meet; to come across
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
each; (arch.) you (plural)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
light; right; right field; right fielder
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to talk; to chat; to chatter
very; extremely; excessively
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
way of talking; speaking style
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
at work; in the midst of work; working
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
at once; immediately; right now
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet