is that so?; I see; right; oh
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
light and darkness; light and shade
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living