slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
private citizen; civilian
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to eke out a living; to get a bare livelihood; to live from hand to mouth
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
university town; college town
only; merely; but; no more than
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
literally; to the letter; literal
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
war; fighting; fierce competition
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome