contributing cause; exciting cause; incentive; motive
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
instead; but (on the other hand)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
every year; yearly; annually
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to make one's rounds; to patrol
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop walking; to pause
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
possible; likely; probable
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated