to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
old clothes; secondhand clothing
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
study; diligence; discount; reduction
older brother; elder brother
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
name; given name; first name
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
number two; mistress; concubine
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
item; something that one "just has to have"
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
ability; performance; efficiency
to attempt; to test; to try out
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
originally; by nature; from the start