pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to get hungry; to become hungry
willpower; energy; vitality
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
main text; original text; this book; this volume
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
tall figure; high stature
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
although I say; although one might say; although called
to concern; to be related
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch