place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
routine work; everyday work
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
field overseer; site foreman
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
duty; obligation; responsibility
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as