birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
empirical; from experience
such; this sort of; like this
letter; missive; note; mail
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
amount of money; sum of money
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
by myself; in person; by oneself
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)