center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
genuine article; real thing; real deal
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
general; popular; common; typical
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
offence; offense; hindrance
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
timewasting; killing time
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
near; close; beside; third person
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)