everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to play a central role; to take a leading part
the big two...; two major...; two main...
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
link; directory entry; rink
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
difficult to approach; inaccessible
funeral; burial rites; attendance at a funeral
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
circulation; dissemination
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
title; index; heading; headline; caption
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
pair; the two; both persons; both things
outside of; not covered by
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
symbol; emblem; mental image; representation; idea
based on; built on; made from
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
thought; idea; conception
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
scenery; scene; landscape