beginning; outset; first; onset
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
unrequited love; one-sided love
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to examine someone's expression
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
expression; look; countenance; face
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
and (also); both ... and; as well as