average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
leader; authority; mainstay
this, that and the other; this and that
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to shed light; to cast light
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
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
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify