example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
method of treatment; cure; remedy
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
single word; a few words; brief comment
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to accept; to receive; to agree
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
corridor; hallway; passageway
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
space; interval; space character; whitespace
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
older employee who does not have much actual work
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)