a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
beginning; outset; first; onset
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
if you think about it; come to think of it
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
weather; fair weather; fine weather
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
what kind of; what sort of; what
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
second (unit of time); arc second
rest; break; recess; intermission
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
good; wonderful; splendid; understood; got it; OK
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style