difference; discrepancy; variation
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
means; way; method; measure
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
the same; the said; likewise
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
conviction; belief; confidence
authenticity; credibility
place where one works; construction site; working area
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to change (one's clothes)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being