patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to be needed; to be wanted
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
value; preciousness; nobility
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
ultimate; final; last; eventual
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
only; merely; but; no more than
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to anticipate; to foresee
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
chance (of success); odds
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
genuine; authentic; true; real
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression