as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
ten; 10; ten years of age
time; hour; period; class
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for books; volume
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
beginning; outset; first; onset
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
strength training; resistance training; muscle-building