funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
really; truly; indeed; good grief
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
official document; archives
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
very much; very many; more and more
considerably; fairly; quite
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
almost; roughly; approximately
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change