to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
general; popular; common; typical
patient; having a long fuse
quick-tempered; impatient
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
tendency; trend; inclination
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to have the privilege of doing
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
same family (race, tribe)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
body; physical system; (the) person
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
alone; by oneself; on one's own
war; fighting; fierce competition
by sheer strength; by brute force
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
world; society; people; the public
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
near; close by; within reach; familiar
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to be helpful; to be useful
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
property; fortune; assets
literally; to the letter; literal
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
treating someone like a child
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence