portion; potion (e.g. magical)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
time; hour; period; class
consideration; taking into account
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
danger; peril; hazard; risk
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to finish reading; to read through
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
war; battle; match; game; competition
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
four (long cylindrical things)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
decision; settlement; definition
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
thousands; several thousand