to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
now; the present time; just now; another; more
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
(speaking) with hesitation; falteringly; in a small voice; struggling for words; in fits and starts; awkwardly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
little by little; bit by bit