acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
acceleration; speeding up
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
reason; grounds; circumstances
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
another thing; exception; special case
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
change in appearance; transformation
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
date (of a planned event, act, etc.); day; (number of) days
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
consideration; taking into account
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency