sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
rather; better; instead; if anything
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
memory; ability to remember
guess; conjecture; surmise
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
is that so?; I see; right; oh
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
storehouse; warehouse; godown
how many years; how long; what year
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
really; truly; indeed; good grief
from the beginning; from scratch