previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
metre; meter; meter; gauge
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
precipice; cliff; flat head
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
literal translation; direct translation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
danger; peril; hazard; risk
from the viewpoint of; according to
construction; establishment
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
few decades; many decades; several decades
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
dealing with; coping with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to accept; to receive; to agree
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
scenery; scene; landscape