to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
dozens; scores of; decades
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
accurate; correct; precise; exact
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
registration; accession; register; entry; record
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
travelling alone; solitary journey
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)