adaptation; accommodation; conformity
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
several years; a few years
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
number one; first; best; most; game; round
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to live; to reside; to inhabit
eternal; unlimited; endless
much less; to say nothing of
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
control; management (e.g. of a business)
older sister; elder sister
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")