old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
internal wiring (within a building)
short circuit; leakage (of electricity); electrical fault
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit
difficult to ...; hard to ...
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to some extent; to a certain extent
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
inside; interior; inner part
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
fall; drop; descent; coming down
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
incineration; destroy by fire
this is why; this means; it is the case that
way (of doing); manner; method; means
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can