to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
every person; each one; everybody
tool; implement; means; furniture
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to spend time (on doing something)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to gather; to collect; to assemble
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to defy conventional wisdom
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
no!; no no!; no, not at all
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly