consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to become misty; to become hazy
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
pointing out; identification
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
to close (one's eyes); to shut
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
minimum; at the very least
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
morality; moral principles
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters