human being; human; person; character (of a person)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
last century; ancient times
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
whole term; entire period
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
war; fighting; fierce competition
by means of; due to; because of; according to
decrease; reduction; decline
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
non-leap year; normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)
death rate; mortality rate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
in comparison to; rather than
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)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
ratio; proportion; percentage
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
solely; entirely; only; or
nonetheless; nevertheless
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
striking; remarkable; considerable
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment