advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
difference; disparity; gap
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
it hasn't been long since
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
expected value; expectation; expectations; expectation value (in quantum mechanics)
to have time free; to have time to spare
number of times; frequency; count
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation