leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
calling by name; designation; nomination
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
near; close; beside; third person
corridor; hallway; passageway
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
silence; stillness; quietness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to break the silence; to break one's silence
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to face; to go towards; to head towards
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
thought; consideration; thinking
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
almost; roughly; approximately
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread