hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
leadership; initiative; spearhead
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
writing (e.g. as a profession)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
allocation; assignment; allotment
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
finished product; finished goods; completed article
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
that's the way it is; such is life
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
doing whatever one pleases
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
decision; determination; resolution
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning