to increase; to add to; to augment
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
individual differences; personal equation
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to be common (of things or occurrences); to be commonplace; to be found everywhere
number of days (times) one has attended
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
more than usual (usu. time)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
etc.; et cetera; and so on
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
not understanding; not knowing
experience; history; record; career
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
in this way; along these lines; similarly
person concerned; interested party; related party
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
human rights; civil liberties
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
classmate; friend in the same class
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
not permitting; not authorizing
illegal; illicit; unlawful
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
that's a different matter; that's a different story