in the background; not standing out
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
place; situation; position; location
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
bet; wager; stake; gamble
man; male; masculine gender
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
moment by moment; hour by hour
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
putting into operation; invocation
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
no!; no no!; no, not at all
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally