state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
fourth year (college) student; senior
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
little person (in folklore and fantasy, e.g. fairy, elf, gnome); little people; dwarf; little person (i.e. a person with dwarfism); dwarf; midget
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
opposite side; opposition
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
earth (color, colour); earthen; ashen; deathly pale
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
trio; gang of three; threesome
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve