purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to be helpful; to be useful
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
frequency; rate of occurrence
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
early (days); initial stage; initial
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
if it is the case that ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
for connoisseurs; preferred by experts
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)