normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
number one; first; best; most; game; round
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need