grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
defense; defence; protection
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
ability; capability; skill
by means of; due to; because of; according to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
home area; home town; local
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
while; during; while; although; all; both
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen