(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
the same generation; coeval
head; brains; intellect; understanding
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
even if not; even without
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to run about; to rush about
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
normalcy; normality; normal
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
future (usually near); prospects
decision; settlement; definition
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)