getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
society; the world; the times
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
of course; certainly; naturally
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
that; the matter in question
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
besides; in addition; also; moreover
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
personal history; background; career
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited