cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
pointing out; identification
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to entrust; to leave to a person
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
corridor; hallway; passageway
thereupon; shortly thereafter
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)