near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
research; study; investigation
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
how long; how far; how much
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to become settled; to be fixed
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
dealing with; coping with
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to be too numerous; to be too much
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
a great variety of; diversity
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up