story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to ask; to enquire; to query
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
number of times; frequency; count
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
general idea; concept; notion
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
in a sense; in some way; to an extent