assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
application (to take part in); registration
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
terrain; geographical features; topography
person attending a lecture; student (taking a class, course, etc.); participant
duty; obligation; responsibility
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
inferior goods; faulty item
unseasonable; out-of-season
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test