courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
such; like that; that sort of; very
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
accurate; correct; precise; exact
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
heating; application of heat
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
reason; cause; circumstances
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
older brother; elder brother
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
dealing with; coping with
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
naivete; simplicity; innocence
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
state of mind; mentality; psychology
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion