to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
dozens; scores of; decades
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
for this very reason; that is exactly why
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
amount of sugar; sugar content
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.); holding; up!; carry me
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
final; eventual; ultimate
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
exploitation; overuse; abuse
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be