ago; since; before; previous
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
some people; a few people; several people
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
advanced level; high grade; senior
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
how; in what way; how about
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to face; to go towards; to head towards
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
battlefield; battleground
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
performance of one's official duties
interval; break; pause; spare moment
practice; practising; training; study