to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to get thin; to taper off
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
that is to say; so that means
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
in the earth; in the ground; underground
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
base; basis; bedrock; platform
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal