some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
as you see; as you can see
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
person concerned; interested party; related party
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
rather; sooner; preferably
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
suspicious character (person, figure)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
polarized light; polarised light; polarization; polarisation
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
invitation; introduction; temptation
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval