near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
considerably; fairly; quite
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
almost; roughly; approximately
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be injured; to sustain a wound
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned