to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
three; three years of age
choices; alternatives; options
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
(having) two choices; choice between two things
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
imagination; supposition; guess
existence; being; presence
conviction; belief; confidence
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
many; numerous; various; large number of
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
all; entire; whole; altogether
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with