grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to refer to; to use as reference
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
secret; private; surreptitious
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
you could say; you might say; verging on the
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
topic of discussion; agenda
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
small number; few; minority
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
in comparison to; rather than
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch