to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
in comparison to; rather than
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
not necessarily so; is not always true
exemplification; illustration; example
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
aforesaid; above-mentioned; said; above
general principles; broad principles
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord