to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
to be silent; to say nothing
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
catcher; catcher (person or device)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly