thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
quarrel; dispute; argument
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
private citizen; civilian
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
very loud volume; megavolume
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
quietly; slowly; gracefully
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to feel; to sense; to experience
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(some) more; even more; longer; further
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most