way in the past; two (or so) decades (ago)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
surroundings; environs; circumference
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(some) more; even more; longer; further
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated