to approach;  to draw near;  to gather (in one place);  to come together;  to stop by (while on one's way to another place);  to drop by;  to grow old
 in short;  in a word;  to sum up;  to put it simply;  to make a long story short;  after all
 thorough;  exhaustive;  complete
 strange;  odd;  peculiar;  queer;  curious
 to give birth;  to bear (child);  to lay (eggs);  to produce;  to yield;  to give rise to
 language;  dialect;  word;  phrase;  speech;  (manner of) speaking
 common;  shared;  to be common (to);  to be shared (by);  -wide
 goal;  target;  aim;  mark;  sign;  landmark
 to put up (a notice, sign, etc.);  to hang out (e.g. a banner);  to hold up high;  to raise overhead;  to tout (a principle, plan, etc.);  to herald;  to publish
 positive (e.g. thinking);  positive (photography);  positive (electrical polarity)
 before one's eyes;  in front of one;  under one's nose;  immediate;  imminent;  around the corner
 everyday;  daily;  ordinary;  usual;  routine;  regular
 this is why;  this means;  it is the case that
 wound;  injury;  chip;  crack;  flaw;  defect
 fellow;  mutual;  companion;  comrade
 negative (e.g. thinking);  negative;  negative (electrical polarity)
 to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.);  to keep in touch
 again;  once more;  a second time
 wicked person;  evil person;  scoundrel;  bad thing;  mischief
 to get involved (with);  to begin (with);  to have a hand (in)
 standard;  set;  routine;  decided
 pattern;  behavioural pattern;  behavioral pattern;  predictability
 to avoid (physical contact with);  to avoid (situation);  to ward off;  to avert;  to put aside;  to move out of the way
 to call each other;  to call out to one another
 new leaves;  young leaves;  fresh verdure
 as you were;  return to your original position!;  er, rather
 seed leaves (of a dicot);  cotyledons;  bud;  early stages;  very beginning
 to joke;  to jest;  to make fun of;  to laugh at;  to romp;  to gambol
 boo! (sound used to scare someone);  ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation);  ulp (consternation)
 one's say;  one's point;  complaint;  grievance;  objection
 judgment (of a crime);  conviction;  condemnation;  beheading;  decapitation
 ticktock;  chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock);  knocking;  dry and hard;  (frozen) stiff;  hidebound
 to finger;  to touch;  to make changes to;  to tinker with;  to dabble in;  to do as a hobby
 seeming to be;  appearing to be;  like;  similar to;  in order to (e.g. meet goal);  so that
 nothing but;  none other than
 insistent;  obstinate;  persistent;  too rich (taste, etc.);  fatty;  heavy
 remote control;  remote operation