continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
very likely; very probable
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
format; form; (data) format; formatting (a disk); format
smooth (i.e. without problems)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
bathing; going in the bath
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
reason; logic; sense; truth; right