how long; how much; to what extent
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
instead; but (on the other hand)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
had better ...; had better not ...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)