safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
otherwise; if not; or else
region; limits; stage; level
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
comparatively; relatively
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
health; healthy; sound; fit
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to have a meal; to take a meal
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
surely (not); certainly (not)
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
but; however; even though; even if
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago