to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to complain; to lodge a complaint
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
topic of discussion; agenda
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
reason; logic; method; system; order
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
rather; better; instead; if anything
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
complication; confusion; disorder
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)