increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
metre; meter; meter; gauge
form; shape; figure; visage
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
such ... as; or some such
don't you think?; indicates question
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
until now; so far; up to the present
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression