nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
occurrence; happening; incident; event
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that