contingency; fortuity; randomness; unpredictability; haphazardry
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
etc.; et cetera; and so on
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
pretext; pretense; pretence
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
timewise; temporal; chronal
utmost limits; extremity; limit
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
differentiation; differential; derivative
technical skill; ability; capacity
unproductive; counterproductive
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to