present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to feel; to sense; to experience
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to make a lasting impression
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not