as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
thought; consideration; thinking
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
invisibly; secretly; privately
to slide into; to slip into
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
God's will; Heaven's will
partly open; in half bloom
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon