in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
conservative without party affiliation
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
ratio; proportion; percentage
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
aforementioned; above-mentioned
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
popular name; common name; given name
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
physical strength; muscle strength
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
outward appearance; apparent
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
is never the case; has never happened
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to paste; to stick on with glue; to starch (e.g. a shirt); to scrape a living