retention; maintenance; preservation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
surface of a board or record
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
in accordance with plans; just as planned
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
at least; at most; (even) just
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
plural; multiple; several
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who