instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
influence; effect; impact
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
at least; at most; (even) just
to be found; to be discovered
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
base; basis; bedrock; platform
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
both (people); the two of them
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish