to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
though; notwithstanding; although
maid; helper; help; assistance
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite