two persons; two people; pair; couple
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
around the world; throughout the world
to spread; to be propagated
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
interest; rights; concession
to be profitable; to yield a profit
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
very interesting; of great interest
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
unidentifiable; unidentified
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
while; even though; despite
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
is that so?; I see; right; oh
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason