to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
people; men and women; each person; everybody
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
strong interaction; strong force
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to exert oneself; to make efforts
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
nod; inclination of the head
to become calm; to die down
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to be impressed; to greatly admire
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to finger; to tamper (with)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
example; specimen; sample
considerably; greatly; a lot