nothing but; except; no more than
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
still; even now; to this day
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
rather than; more ... than ...
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation