for example; for instance; e.g.
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
study; research; investigation
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
back country; remote countryside
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
start of work; commencement; opening
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
after school (at the end of the day)
the way back; the way home; return trip
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
tone (of voice); manner of talking
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(some) more; even more; longer; further
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked