to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
inspection; examination; checking
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
dressing oneself; personal grooming
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
getting on and off (a vehicle); boarding and alighting
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
racewalking; race walking; walking race
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
street; quarter; district; area
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to read (a book, etc.) over again