to talk; to chat; to chatter
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
joint together; opposite; facing
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
for example; for instance; e.g.
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to maintain; to continue to have
independence; self-reliance
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
being lost in deep thought
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
had better ...; had better not ...
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to name; to call; to christen; to term
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily