to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
beyond that point; after that
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
reinforcement; strengthening
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
cooperation; collaboration
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to pass (of time); to elapse
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
coincident with; while; simultaneously
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)