the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
level; standard; water level
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
influence; clout; leverage
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
place; room; margin; scope
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
any more; any further; any better; any longer
even more; still more; further
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to cease; to stop; to be over
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
epidemic; plague; pestilence
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
fourth dimension; four dimensions
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
follower; attendant; valet; servant