polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
hills and fields; hill and dale
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
one by one; one each; one at a time
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
thank you for your continued patronage
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
planning; project; plan; design
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
river; stream; River; the ... river
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
surrounding at a distance
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)