to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
materials; data; document
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...