near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
regret; repentance; remorse
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
why; how; for what reason
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
way; method; means; resource; course
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
anything and everything; just about everything
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance