better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
other than; excluding; without
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
advance; moving forward; progress
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
future (usually near); prospects
business trip; official trip
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
recommendation; referral; endorsement
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
possible; likely; probable
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to shout (in anger); to yell
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse