consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
of course; certainly; naturally
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
two persons; two people; pair; couple
the other day; a few days ago
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
way of talking; speaking style
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
one's principles and position
be (that) as it may; having said that
very interesting; of great interest
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to spit out; to eject; to dump
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
interior; inside; internal
interest; rights; concession
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
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
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)