capacity; volume; capacitance
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
increase and decrease; fluctuation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
globular shape; spherical shape
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
all (there is); as long as there is
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to have a chill run down one's spine
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but