near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
pointing out; identification
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
just a minute; small quantity
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
district; section; sector
storehouse; warehouse; godown
street; quarter; district; area
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
to keep away; to keep at a distance
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
some people; a few people; several people
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
extensive; vast range; wide scope
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as