by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
feel (of a material); texture
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
influence; clout; leverage
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
accurate; correct; precise; exact
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
waiting to see one's opponent's move; playing a waiting game
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden