standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
for this very reason; that is exactly why
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
as (for); for; in the capacity of
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
meaning; significance; sense
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case