to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
at that time; in those days
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
one house; the same house; detached house
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
all year round; year after year
death; the late; the deceased
to attack; to assault; to assail
adds force or indicates command
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
free flow (of water); random talk; nonsense
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
optimism; taking an optimistic view