capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
main question; real issue at hand
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
instead; but (on the other hand)
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)