to lean against; to set against
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
side table; bedside table
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
settlement; solution; resolution
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
button (clothing); push-button
even if not; even without
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to uncask; to open a barrel
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
such; this sort of; like this
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to need; to call for; to require
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order