stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
like this; in this way; as you see
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
suffix for familiar person
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
master; teacher; stable master
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
called; known as; that; to say
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)