(a) little; somewhat; somehow
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
the staff; inside the department
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
union; joining; conjugation
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
even more; still more; further
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
unconfirmed; unidentified
expected; anticipated; hoped for; expectation
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
all aircraft; all machines; workings of all things; all activity
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
black-market channels; illegal channels
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
as usual; as is one's habit
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
crime; criminal act; offence; offense