one cause; one reason; one factor
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
main cause; primary factor
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to install; to equip; to mount
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
moisture; humidity; dampness
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
summertime; summer season
blue mold; blue mould; penicillium
testimony; (verbal) evidence
too many to count; too numerous to mention
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
nice; likeable; desirable
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
pupil; student; schoolchild
food; food products; foodstuffs
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to give off a stench; to stink
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems