axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
older brother; elder brother
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
how; in what way; how about
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
the other day; some time ago; recently
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
particularly; only; in the case of
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
depending on; dependent on
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
very; much; greatly; a lot of
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)