mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to aggravate; to make serious
will not do; do not; does not
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be helpful; to be useful
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to be jealous; to be envious
street at night; making a night journey
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
youth; springtime of life; adolescent