to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
both (people); the two of them
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
danger; peril; hazard; risk
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)