true; real; genuine; proper; utter
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
innumerable; countless; numberless
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
2nd day of the month; two days
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
eighth (place, position, etc.); having eight eyes; having many eyes; (of a fabric) having a loose knit; lamprey; eight-holed arrow whistle
not yet known; unknown; strange
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
commencing with; including
direct control; direct supervision
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
existence; being; presence
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
influence; effect; impact
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to be used up (of money, savings, etc.); to dwindle away; to be wasted (of time)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
serious; severe; grave; acute
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
student (esp. a university student)