strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to spend time (on doing something)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
occurrence; happening; incident; event
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
within; inside of; less than
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
breathing of a sleeping person
nothing but; except; no more than
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not