dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
already; now; no longer; not any more
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
in one's own way or style
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to face; to go towards; to head towards
pale; pallid; bluish-white