materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to need; to call for; to require
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to attempt; to test; to try out
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
maintenance; preservation; improvement
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to some extent; to a certain extent
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement