without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
technical skill; ability; capacity
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
day of month; counter for days
accurate; correct; precise; exact
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
assertion; declaration; affirmation
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
serious; not joking; straight
convenient; handy; useful
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
surely; certainly; without doubt
possession; retention; maintenance
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
change; alteration; modification
in case of; at that time; at this time
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
that's the way it is; such is life
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to the last; persistency; thoroughness