basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
progress; advance; improvement; development
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
the Industrial Revolution
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
certain; definite; clear; credible
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
restoration; repair; mending
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
scale; scope; plan; structure
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
limited; limiting; restrictive
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
position; location; base; point; site