understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
early-onset Alzheimer's disease
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
memory disorder; impairment of memory; dysmnesia
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
question; inquiry; enquiry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
bad influence; negative influence
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
serious; severe; grave; acute
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to cause someone to worry