to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
failure; mistake; blunder
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to become possible; to become able to (do)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
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)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
it seems so; that's what it looks like
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
instant; moment; for an instant
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
curious; strange; unusual
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate