essential; important; crucial; vital; main
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
picking; collecting; harvesting
as usual; as is one's habit
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
reasoning; logic; persuasion
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)