stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
respect and affection; love and respect
highest grade; superlative degree
long (time that has passed); old (story)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
all present; all concerned; all of us
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
with a friendly grin; smilingly
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic