near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
making practical; making useful; implementing
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
in one's own way or style
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
the very start; the very beginning
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
teacher; instructor; professor
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
form; method; system; formula
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except