with the exception of; excepting; excluding
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
cooking; food preparation
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be itching to put one's skills to use
coincident with; while; simultaneously
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
underground train; subway
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
within; inside of; less than
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision