almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to pretend; to act (as if)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
individual; private person; personal; natural person
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
simple; simplified; easy; plain
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to thrust down; to push off
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
private affairs; personal matter
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
while studying; presently studying
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
general mobilization; full mobilization
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
self-interest; selfish desire
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
curse; spell; malediction
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
sincere; honest; faithful
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat