present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to call again; to call (someone) back
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
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
slight; little; insignificant
to become frayed; to become loose
reinforcement; strengthening
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
spare time; free time; leisure time
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate