futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
beforehand; in advance; previously
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
for example; for instance; e.g.
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
feigned; pretending (not to know)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one person; another name; nickname; alias
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
annual (plant); first-year student
government; administration
adoption; selection; choice
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to gather; to collect; to assemble
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark