button (clothing); push-button
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
various places; several sources
ventilation fan; extractor fan
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
factory; plant; mill; workshop
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
while; during (the time when)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
Wolverine; wolverine (X-Men comic character)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...