in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
meaning; significance; sense
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
difference; variation; difference
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
chair; stool; post; office; position
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...