reality; actuality; hard fact
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
place; position; location; position; standing; status
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
chance; opportunity; occasion
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
unprecedented; never seen before
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life