limestone cave; limestone cavern
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
while; during (the time when)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
space; interval; space character; whitespace
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
possible; likely; probable
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be worried; to be troubled
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to state; to express; to mention
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
guardian; protector; patron; parent
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to entrust; to leave to a person
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
how; in what way; how about
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter