the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
individual; one by one; separate; each
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
in the end; at the end of the day
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
course; route; path; process; means
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
here and there; in places