to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
crops; agricultural produce
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
else; in addition; besides
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
general; popular; common; typical
kind; sort; species; species
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to look down on; to condescend
tendency; trend; inclination
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)