common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
reigning; controlling; dictating
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to serve; to work for; to attend
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
by today; before the day is over
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up