degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
as (for); for; in the capacity of
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to be helpful; to be useful
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
though; notwithstanding; although
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why