to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
undiscovered; not yet found; unexplored
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
-less; lacking; non-existing
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
to settle (in a place); to settle down
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
several people; a few people
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to explain adequately; to be accountable
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
ghost; ghosting (television); ghosting; ghost flare; ghost image; ghosting
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
large number (of); many; majority
otherwise; or else; if not
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all