beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to be conspicuous; to stand out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
the other day; a few days ago
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
perception; sensing; noticing
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
reduction by half; halving
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed