cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
flaring up; bursting into flames
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
surroundings; environs; circumference
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to work hard at one's lessons
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
beginning; outset; first; onset
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
though; notwithstanding; although
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
too much; excessively; too
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion