chief; main; principal; major
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
riparian works; flood-control works
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
defense capability; defence capability
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
living; lifestyle; living room
one room apartment; studio apartment
greater than ...; bigger ...
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
semi-transparent; translucent
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary